What is Organic?
It is an innovative method of farming and production – and is increasingly being recognised as being on the leading edge of food and fibre technology into the future.
Organics is not just chemical free by testing. It is about the way your food is grown and handled. The whole system is linked – Soil. Plants. Animals. Food. People.
Organic crops use innovative practice as alternatives to chemicals for weed management, soil health and harvesting.
Organic certification is not only for farming practices but processing methods as well as packaging and retailing is certified so that the organic integrity is carried through from paddock to plate.
Conventionally grown strawberries can often carry a high amount of chemical residues due to the porous nature of its skin. Eating certified organic fruit is naturally healthier with no chemical residues.
In the context of food and agriculture, organic methods are essentially humankinds best attempt to replicate what nature does best. Organic farming is generally accepted as an agricultural system that aims to achieve enivronmentally sustainable practices, improved soil fertility, animal welfare and increase biodiversity. Whilst disallowing pesticides (herbacides, fungacides,insecticides, molluscicides, etc.).
The use of hormones, antibiotics and vaccines is also disallowed. Organic food is not irradiated and does not contain additives.
Organic food contain more minerals and vitamins than products that have been farmed using the standard methods of farming. Our organic healthy food products are free from growth hormones, toxic chemicals, pesticides and herbicides.
Consumers who purchase organic products are making healthy food choices that are better for their health as well as protecting the environment. Most fruits and vegetables that have been grown by conventional farming will have around 25 chemical poisons on their skin during their preparation.
So if you don want to expose yourself to dangerous chemicals, you have come to the right place! All of our products are 100% certified organic, so nothing added, as nature intended. Healthy eating….
Where possible, buy organic in foods that the family, especially children, eat a lot of – like bread, milk and, if you use it, butter, says Jo Immig.