Organic Healthy Produce

As a gardening enthusiast you are well aware of the nutritional importance in the food we choose to eat. You also know that in many cases commercially produced fruits and vegetables fall far behind their nutritional potential as well as introducing potential health risks as a result of commercially used chemicals.

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Nutritional Concerns in Today’s World

- Nutritional Loss – According to the USDA’s recent data, store-bought produce contains 50% less nutrients than they did in the 1950’s.  Hybrid plants, bred for their rich color and size have become the main focus of commercial growers rather than nutritional content.

- Pesticides/Chemicals – All commercial farms, domestic or foreign, use pesticides to protect their crops thus increasing their yield and bottom line.  These pesticides are full of harmful chemicals that present serious health risks, keep in mind that they are all designed to kill living breathing things.

- Hybrid/Cross-Bred – Most of the fruits and vegetables you find in your local grocery store have been genetically engineered over the years by large commercial farms to offer you the brightest color, largest fruit possible.  Unfortunately these cross breeds are seriously lacking in the nutritional content that Mother Nature intended.

- Outbreaks/Out of Country Produce – Have you ever stopped to ask yourself where that strawberry was picked before you put it in your mouth? Many foreign producers are not required to adhere to the same quality standards in their soils and fertilizers. In addition, food-borne illnesses every year have become the standard.  It can happen anywhere from where it was grown until you pick it up from your local store.  Food contaminants are everywhere.

- Irradiation - Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation to destroy microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, or insects that might be present in the food, in addition it slows down sprouting and ripening.  A large portion of our produce as well as our meets are irradiated before they reach store shelves.  It stands to reason that if irradiation kills all the ‘bad stuff’ in our food that it also kills a lot of the nutrients that we are supposed to be getting as well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_irradiation

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