Organic Vegetables
Organically grown produce is better for your health than non-organically grown produce. It is grown without
chemical fertilizers or pesticides. It tastes better, too! Even supermarkets are selling some organically grown
produce. It often costs more thean chemically-laden veggies. However, if you consider the higher quantity of nutrients organically grown produce
provides - not to mention the potential of reduced medical costs - then it is well worth what you pay for it!
Here is Citrus County, Florida, we have a wonderful new local source for organic vegetables, Farmstead Mercantile, which operates by subscription and delivers weekly to your door. You can get a full or half order, which includes a variety of organically grown vegetables, eggs, and a bar of goat's milk and shea butter soap. Their online store also sells their goat's milk and shea butter soap, soy candles, and doggie treats.
To find locally-grown organic vegetables in your area, visit LocalHarvest.org. That's where we found out about Farmstead Mercantile - just in time to subscribe to their first season!
"Over 400 pesticides are currently licensed for use on our foods, and every year over 2.5 billion pounds are
dumped on crop lands, forests, lawns and fields."
-Lindsey Duncan, Certified Nutritionist Healthy & Natural Journal, Vol.3.
"Organic food sales jumped over the $2 billion mark in 1994 reflecting a 20% annual increase every year since
1989. There's been a tenfold increase in the acreage used for organic crop growth since 1980."
- The Natural Food Merchandiser
