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About Organic Food

VeggieGlobal & Looking-Glass campaigned in the early 90's (via other UK publications) to raise mainstream awareness about organic foods. We were giving sound reasons to buy organic as a preference and whenever possible - and continue to do so elsewhere around these sites. Fortunately the public began to pick up on the message, and trendy as it may be, organic produce has now become widely available. You can now get organic fruit and vegetables delivered to your door.
Since the recent surge in organic interests, all kinds of myths and hype have emerged with the trend. Many people are actually pretty clueless when it comes to determining the difference between organic, vegetarian and most of all, food products that have actually always been organic. Many manufacturers are jumping on the organic bandwagon by promoting their products as "organic" - and upping the prices - even though they may have always been manufactured using the same "organic" ingredients! Organic wines are not necessarily suitable for vegetarians - and lots of veggies get caught out by this. In this case "organic" only means that the grapes used to make the wine are grown without the use of chemical pesticides or chemical fertilizers. However, the clarifying and fining agents used in the wine making process can contain various animal derivatives including blood, gelatine, and isinglass - which comes from the bladder of the sturgeon fish. Cheese that's made with organic milk may well contain animal based rennet, so always check on this.
Organic food has become an increasingly popular choice for shoppers in many areas of the world with some supermarkets now stocking a higher percentage of produce grown locally by organically certified gardeners, farmsteads and smallholders. In this way, country environments can begin to reap the natural benefits of a pesticide free environment, and consumers can enjoy healthy, wholesome products. Choosing organic fruit and vegetables not only ensures a healthy lifestyle, but it also dramatically increases the quality of many environments around the world.

Footnote 1. NEVER buy "organic" soy products from manufacturers which source their soy beans from the Brazilian rain forest, where trees are felled to plant illegal soy crops. Check the soy bean source by questioning the manufacturer. More on this here

Footnote 2: NEVER choose GM (genetically modified) products. More on this here