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2. Think of the farm workers
The World Health Organization estimates that globally at least three million people are poisoned by pesticides every year, and more than 200,000 die, many of them farm workers. Pesticides and herbicides are expensive too, so many poor farming families are driven deeper into debt and despair.
Why buy organic?The World Health Organization estimates that globally at least three million people are poisoned by pesticides every year, and more than 200,000 die, many of them farm workers. Pesticides and herbicides are expensive too, so many poor farming families are driven deeper into debt and despair.
Maybe a better question is "Why not buy organic?" Would you really rather purchase goods that have been produced at great expense to people and planet? Here are three good reasons to support people who are putting in the hard work to nurture the earth that sustains our lives.
3. Think small; don't support big business
Organic farming is most often carried out on a small scale on family farms and cooperatives. They care deeply about their land, the soil, preserving water quality and biodiversity. It generates employment and offers a planet-friendly alternative to mega-agribusiness. Who would you rather support?
1. Good for your own healthOrganic farming is most often carried out on a small scale on family farms and cooperatives. They care deeply about their land, the soil, preserving water quality and biodiversity. It generates employment and offers a planet-friendly alternative to mega-agribusiness. Who would you rather support?
The pesticides and herbicides that are used in mainstream production can lead to allergies and even cancers. What’s more, pesticides can end up in the food chain, even if they were originally used on non-food crops such as cotton.
NI top ten products
1. Portraits from a Land Without People
2. Bokashi Composting Bucket
3. One Magic Square
4. Harvest Green Jacquard Shawl
5. Organic Cotton Bedlinen
6. Ethical Supermarket Shopping Guide 2010
7. NI Archive 2009 CD-ROM
8. Freeplay Summit Radio
9. Poles Apart
10. East Timor Organic Fair Trade Coffee
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