Eat Organic Food
Are you concerned about pesticides, herbicides and fungicides in your food? Try eating organic.
Organic food certification requires that crops and livestock are grown and reared naturally, without artificial fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, chemical feeds, growth-promotion drugs or routine antibiotics. As a result, organic produce is chemical free, often higher in the nutrients and minerals our bodies require, and most importantly, it tastes better. You can also be assured that meat derived from free-range and organic farms comes from animals that have been raised in good conditions.
How to do it now!
Buy and eat organic food
Organic food is available everywhere - so check your local shops, supermarket and farmers markets, as well as online.
- The Organik Store - 37 Broadway, Glenelg South.
- Eve's Organics - 3/524 Anzac Hwy, Glenelg East.
- Goodlife Modern Organic Pizza Glenelg - U5/42-44 Jetty Rd Glenelg.
- Wayville Showgrounds Farmers Market - Goodwood Rd, Wayville.
The Australian Organic Food Directory can also lead you in the right direction.
Why this action is important?
Eating organic helps to reduce climate change (by reducing transport and industrial energy), nitrogen released into the environment (organic farming doesn't use artificial or synthetic fertilisers), and helps minimise salinity and soil loss caused by hard hoofed animals and intensive farming methods. Organic farming reduces the negative impact on local ecosystems and biodiversity and can even help improve the local environment.