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Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:36:15 +0000

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By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:57:25 +0000

Wow, I had no idea about peanuts! Great post, Sarah. I’ll keep this list handy.

By: OrganicTrade

OrganicTrade — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:17:55 +0000

Thank you for encouraging people to buy organic. The Organic Trade Association would just caution people against the idea of limiting their organic purchases to the items you list here. Establishing such limits misses an important point: buying organic is about more than keeping pesticides out of our bodies. It is about supporting a system of sustainable agricultural management that promotes soil health and fertility through the use of such methods as crop rotation and cover cropping, which nourish plants, foster species diversity, help combat climate change, prevent damage to valuable water resources, and protect farmers and farmers’ families from exposure to harmful chemicals. In this sense, buying organic is a commitment to the bigger, more complex picture of which our personal health is a part.