Organic.. or IS IT?

Ok, so when I was new to this I really didn't know the difference. Organic, natural, what's the big deal?

There is a really big one. Natural is just that. It's natural. Minimally messed with. Minimally synthesized. If I chicken nugget can be natural that should clear it up for most parents. Chickens don't have nuggets. No matter how hard you look you will never find one. But they can be natural chicken nuggets because they can process and shape real chicken into one.
Natural is a good start though if you are just beginning to learn about how bad some things can be. It promises that there are:
NO toxic or persistent pesticides, synthetic growth hormones, petroleum based fertilizers, and cloning.


And then there's organic. Granted I'm a little biased but WHY would you not? Organic means the way something was supposed to be before we (humans) messed with it.
Organic means:
NO toxic or persistent pesticides (that's what everyone wants right?)
NO synthetic growth hormones (that's what everyone deserves right?)
NO petroleum (oil) based fertilizers (who wants oil remnants in their food?)
NO cloning (because things can go wrong when we attempt that)
NO artificial colors or flavors ('Cuz those do weird things to a lot of us)
NO artificial preservatives ('Cuz if it can stay on a shelf for 12 years you probably shouldn't eat it)
NO irradiated products or ingredients ('Cuz radiation isn't your friend)
NO GMO's ('Cuz genetic modification isn't needed for my corn thank you)

Do you ever wonder why everyone has that story of that one great-great-somebody who lived to be 105 and ate everything in sight? Because what they ate was not treated with so much of this junk. It isn't good for you... PERIOD. I didn't really start to notice or care until I had a special needs child but this stuff is serious.

It doesn't have to break the bank. Support local businesses, shop smart, coupon if you have to, grow things or join co-ops if you want. It CAN be done. If nothing else know what you are putting in and on your bodies and in and on the bodies of the people you love. KNOW the difference. Knowledge if power and once you know better you can do better.

Be that great-great-somebody that your kid's kids will talk about.