By supporting organic farmers, you are helping to build an agriculture system that builds and protects soil fertility, protects water quality, reduces potential health risks for consumers and farmer workers, preserves biodiversity, and supports small family farms. Unfortunately, there is no conclusive evidence that organic food is healthier than non-organic food because little private or public money is available to support such research. The Consumer Union's Toxicity Index, a measure of the levels of chemical residues in produce and the potential health risks of those chemicals, raises concerns about the health and safety of non-organic produce. For instance, a TI score above 100 is considered alarming. The reason is that greater soil fertility produces healthier plants that absorb the nutrients from the organic matter in the soil.
Organic food is subject to the same the costs of non-organic food.
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