Not Everything needs to be Organic
The Whole Foods we consume from plants need fertilizers to add nutrition, and use herbicides & pesticides to protect the plants. The chemicals that are widely used in non-organic food are genetically modified and can be harmful to the body.
The organic produce uses natural materials/methods to fertilize and protect the crop.
It is very expensive to buy all things organic.
EWG (Environmental Working Group) organization tests different produce to find the concentration of toxic pesticides. Every year they update a produce list on what has the highest pesticide concentration. Therefore a list of organic fruits and vegetables to buy at the grocery store.
Here are the 12 to buy organic in 2022:
As consumers we can promote economic growth in practices that are good for our body and the environment! Choosing Organic food can promote more farmers to adapt sustainable healthy practice, thereby making them cheaper in the long run.