Help Prevent Cancer & Slow Aging.
Organic produce promotes good health
Organic fruits and vegetables contain nearly one third more antioxidants than conventionally grown produce. Why? Because plants on organic farms not only more fully engage their defense mechanisms, they tend to grow more slowly. Both factors elevate antioxidant concentrations.
Antioxidants occur naturally in foods. They help combat inflammation, lower heart disease and cancer risk, promote strong immune systems and contribute to graceful aging.
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://www.organic-center.org/reportfiles/3197_Antioxidants_From_SelkirkPress.pdf
Fight Global Warming.
By supporting organic agriculture
The last ten years have been the warmest on record. But you can do something to change that. Support organic agriculture. Nearly 20 percent of our nation's fossil fuel is burned (a major cause of global warming) to power the American food system. Conventional farms use more energy largely because of their reliance of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizer. But organic farms use 30 percent less energy to produce for instance, a bushel of corn.
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://organic.insightd.net/reportfiles/Energy_From_SelkirkPress.pdf
Treat Your Taste Buds.
Higher levels of antioxidants usually means more intense flavor
If you're like many organic food enthusiasts, you've long believed that organic foods taste better. Now science is proving why. The more intense flavors of fruits and vegetables most likely is a result of two factors - higher levels of antioxidants and lower crop yields. In addition, organic produce tends to store better and have a longer shelf life due to lower levels of nitrates and higher levels of antioxidants.
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://www.organic-center.org/science.nutri.php?action=view&report_id=78
Hot Science
Common insecticide causes neurological deficits in children.
The organophosphate (OP) insecticide chlorpyrifos is among the most widely used pesticides in the United States. More than two dozen crops are sprayed with it. Highly-exposed children were 2.4 times more likely to have impaired mental abilities and about five-times more likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://www.organiccenter.org/science.hot.php?action=view&report_id=74
Natural Leaders
Meet the leaders of the organic community
From '60s Counter-Culture to Business Change Agent
An interview with Theresa Marquez, Chief Marketing Executive, Organic Valley
Interview Excerpt:
"...We sixties kids were like, "No we're not going to do this, no we're not going to do that," and then after a while we started saying, "Well what are we going to do?" It probably was an entire decade, but after that decade we started to talk amongst ourselves and say, "OK, so what do we believe in?" and then, "Let's live the things we believe in. Get over being reactive and start being proactive. Walk the talk." Many of us in the Natural Products Industry come from that..."
To read the complete interview click, go to:
http://www.organic-center.org/res.lead.marquez.html
Pledge Now to Buy Organic
Join Mission Organic 2010. Then tell 10 friends!
Even though the market for organic products has experienced tremendous growth in the last
decade, only three percent of the food now purchased in the U.S. is organic.
But you can change that. Join Mission Organic and pledge to buy at least one organic item for every ten purchased. With support from you and others, the amount of organic food consumed will skyrocket to 10 percent by 2010. As sales of organic products increase, more and more farmland will be converted to organic agriculture. And more households will be introduced to organic alternatives. The day is approaching where organic food choices will no longer be the exception. They'll be the norm.
Join Now! Go to:
www.mo2010.org
About The Organic Center...
Backed by the world's leading scientists, physicians and scholars, The Organic Center is passionately committed to two goals.
1) RESEARCH: providing free, peer-reviewed, credible science that proves the health and environmental benefits of organic agriculture.
2) EDUCATION: reaching and activating millions through Mission Organic 2010 - a national campaign to increase the amount of organic food purchased from three to 10 percent by 2010.
To access free downloads of the latest in organic science or to join Mission Organic 2010, Go to:
www.organic-center.org
Organic produce promotes good health
Organic fruits and vegetables contain nearly one third more antioxidants than conventionally grown produce. Why? Because plants on organic farms not only more fully engage their defense mechanisms, they tend to grow more slowly. Both factors elevate antioxidant concentrations.
Antioxidants occur naturally in foods. They help combat inflammation, lower heart disease and cancer risk, promote strong immune systems and contribute to graceful aging.
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://www.organic-center.org/reportfiles/3197_Antioxidants_From_SelkirkPress.pdf
Fight Global Warming.
By supporting organic agriculture
The last ten years have been the warmest on record. But you can do something to change that. Support organic agriculture. Nearly 20 percent of our nation's fossil fuel is burned (a major cause of global warming) to power the American food system. Conventional farms use more energy largely because of their reliance of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizer. But organic farms use 30 percent less energy to produce for instance, a bushel of corn.
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://organic.insightd.net/reportfiles/Energy_From_SelkirkPress.pdf
Treat Your Taste Buds.
Higher levels of antioxidants usually means more intense flavor
If you're like many organic food enthusiasts, you've long believed that organic foods taste better. Now science is proving why. The more intense flavors of fruits and vegetables most likely is a result of two factors - higher levels of antioxidants and lower crop yields. In addition, organic produce tends to store better and have a longer shelf life due to lower levels of nitrates and higher levels of antioxidants.
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://www.organic-center.org/science.nutri.php?action=view&report_id=78
Hot Science
Common insecticide causes neurological deficits in children.
The organophosphate (OP) insecticide chlorpyrifos is among the most widely used pesticides in the United States. More than two dozen crops are sprayed with it. Highly-exposed children were 2.4 times more likely to have impaired mental abilities and about five-times more likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
For a free copy of the full Organic Center scientific report, go to:
http://www.organiccenter.org/science.hot.php?action=view&report_id=74
Natural Leaders
Meet the leaders of the organic community
From '60s Counter-Culture to Business Change Agent
An interview with Theresa Marquez, Chief Marketing Executive, Organic Valley
Interview Excerpt:
"...We sixties kids were like, "No we're not going to do this, no we're not going to do that," and then after a while we started saying, "Well what are we going to do?" It probably was an entire decade, but after that decade we started to talk amongst ourselves and say, "OK, so what do we believe in?" and then, "Let's live the things we believe in. Get over being reactive and start being proactive. Walk the talk." Many of us in the Natural Products Industry come from that..."
To read the complete interview click, go to:
http://www.organic-center.org/res.lead.marquez.html
Pledge Now to Buy Organic
Join Mission Organic 2010. Then tell 10 friends!
Even though the market for organic products has experienced tremendous growth in the last
decade, only three percent of the food now purchased in the U.S. is organic.
But you can change that. Join Mission Organic and pledge to buy at least one organic item for every ten purchased. With support from you and others, the amount of organic food consumed will skyrocket to 10 percent by 2010. As sales of organic products increase, more and more farmland will be converted to organic agriculture. And more households will be introduced to organic alternatives. The day is approaching where organic food choices will no longer be the exception. They'll be the norm.
Join Now! Go to:
www.mo2010.org
About The Organic Center...
Backed by the world's leading scientists, physicians and scholars, The Organic Center is passionately committed to two goals.
1) RESEARCH: providing free, peer-reviewed, credible science that proves the health and environmental benefits of organic agriculture.
2) EDUCATION: reaching and activating millions through Mission Organic 2010 - a national campaign to increase the amount of organic food purchased from three to 10 percent by 2010.
To access free downloads of the latest in organic science or to join Mission Organic 2010, Go to:
www.organic-center.org