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Things To Consider When Buying A Farm

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So, you have read about GMO, about all the chemicals that are found in our food and the impact conventional farming has on our planet, and that organically-grown foods are more nutritious, and you have decided to eat organic. Good for you! You now also know where to buy organic, but you feel that is not nearly enough. You want to ...

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How To Save Tomato Seeds

Cherry Tomato Seeds Dry On Paper Towel

I was watering my cherry tomatoes when I realized that some tomatoes were already bursting open. Should have picked those days ago. What am I going to do with those tomatoes? I do not want to eat those, as germs and bacteria might have already found their way in. The best way I can think of is to use them ...

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Start Eating Organic – Now What?

Lemon Cucumber

If you think you cannot afford to eat organic exclusively, or you just heard of eating organic and you want to know how it’s like without breaking your bank, you are not alone. Organic foods tend to be much more expensive and it could be quite a burden to feed one’s family all on organic food. There is good news, ...

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Proved: Organic Foods Are More Nutritious

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A recent study shows that organically-grown foods are up to 69% higher in a number of key antioxidants than conventionally grown foods, proving that organic foods are more nutritious. An international team of experts analyzed 343 studies into the compositional differences between organic and conventional crops and published their results in the British Journal of Nutrition, in a paper titled Higher ...

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Invest Organic? Have You? Will You?

Invest Organic

Have you invested in organic? That’s the question I am asking you today. Have you invested in anything organic food related? If not, are you planning on doing it in the next 12 months? Invest Organic By “invest in organic”, I mean more than buying /owning / operating an organic farm, or other organic enterprise. Money spent on your garden, ...

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Why Eat Organic? What Are the Benefits?

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Why eat organic? What are the benefits of eating organic food over conventionally grown food? Are they more healthy? Do they contain more nutrients? More minerals? How much more expensive to eat organic? Can I afford to eat organic? Who eats organic? I know, you have a lot of questions. So do I. Let’s find out the answers together. We ...

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Organic Food – What Is It?

Free Range Chicken

Organic food is becoming more and more popular these days, even a buzzword. Health-conscious people tend to use it more often. But what kind of food is organic food? At the risk of simplification and overgeneralization, we can define organic food as food, such as vegetables, grains, fruits, meat, eggs, etc.  produced using pretty much the same methods developed and ...

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Where to Buy Organic Food in Montreal?

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You might have noticed that most of the grocery stores and supermarkets that sell food also carry some non-perishable organic food. But most do not sell fresh vegetables. Some grocery stores have recently added special sections devoted to organic vegetables, but the choice is very limited. Then, where to you buy organic food in Montreal? Organic Grocery Stores There are some groceries ...

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EatingOrganic.CA Is Officially Launched Today

Cherry Tomato in My Backyard. Picture taken with a BB Z10.

OK. THE website on organic food is finally launched! A memorable date: July 7, 2014. We read about food contamination, pollution, pesticides, genetically-modified food, and food-related disease on a daily basis. Now we are no longer sure if what we have been relying on for living will one day cause our own death. On the Internet, we can find all ...

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