The word organic does not mean pesticide-free. Certified organic products are grown and handled according to strict standards without toxic chemicals. However, organic crops are still grown in a world where chemicals are now detected in all rain and ground water. Organically grown does not add additional toxic chemicals and thus is healthier for the environment and your long-term health. High quality products are grown on healthy land.
Nature works to keep things in balance.
Organic growers and processors are doing the same by selecting the most environmentally friendly solutions to problems that affect their crops. By alternating crops, using plant cover crops such as clover to add nutrients back to the soil, and beneficial insects the need for chemical insecticides is eliminated. Chemicals remain in the soil for many years, which depletes the soil. Organic growers and processors work to keep their land healthy. Prices of organic products reflect the stricter regulations that govern all steps of processing such as growing, harvesting, transportation and storage.