Legit reasons to eat organically!

I stumbled across an article in the Seattle Times that had a headline of "Is Organic Food Worth it?". I read some very interesting things that I had not known before and only reinforced my beliefs dealing with organic food. The author Astrid Pujari shared some facts about pesticides that blew my mind!! Eh, just kidding. Maybe that was a little over exaggerated but they are still pretty thought provoking and interesting!
The first question she asked was "Q: Do pesticides cause cancer?" which is a pretty serious inquiry.
She said that we don't have proof yet but there are a lot of different aspects of pesticides that make her somewhat apprehensive.

Here are a few right from Astid's article:
" Many pesticides cause cancer in animals. Recently, I reviewed 22 of the top pesticides used by agriculture in 2000 and 2001 on the Environmental Protection Agency's Web site. More than half of those chemicals were considered likely, probable or possible carcinogens (meaning that they are linked to cancer development), and five of them had not been studied enough to know for sure one way or the other.
• Population studies suggest links between pesticide exposure and different cancers. Of 99 human studies summarized in a comprehensive scientific report by the Lymphoma Society, 75 found a connection between pesticides and lymphoma.
• Atrazine is the most commonly used herbicide in the United States, with about 60 million pounds used per year, mostly on corn. It has been banned by the European Union because of concerns that extremely low levels cause sexual abnormalities in frogs, and an increased rate of prostate cancer in atrazine-production workers."

 

I know that looks like kind of a lot to read but man it was interesting! Can you believe a herbicide we still use in the United States is banned in the European Union? Hm, kinda scary.

 

Reading this article really opened my eyes to the real dangers of additives and pesticides that were more extreme that what I thought.

 

>>Here<< is the article to make sure I was not lying :)

 

Also, this blog describes the connection they think exist between pesticides and cancer. Better be safe that sorry?

 

 

Blasphemy!

Breaking News about Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream!

As I was browsing the internet and checking my e-mail, I saw a headline about Ben & Jerry's ice cream not being "all natural" like it says on the label! In my hometown I have been a loyal employee for 2 school years and 3 summers, and was a supervisor for one whole summer (no big deal, I was just an awesome scooper :)). Anyways, so I know the ins and outs of a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop! Most people know that ice cream from Ben & Jerry's is pretttttty pricey! Believe me, I've gotten tons of complaints from customers. My only back up to these angry people was that Ben & Jerry's ice cream is all natural and contained no artificial ingredients or colors (That explains why our mint chocolate is not green, which confuses most customers who refuse to believe it is in fact mint). Needless to say, when I stumbled upon this story on the Washington Post my whole world was turned upside down! This corporation's lies lead me to tell lies! What I feel was the backbone of the company was a complete lie! Crazy! When I found this out I hated to think that this gives natural food labels a bad name and that consumers would start to question the credibility! What I want to leave you with is even though I go on and on about organic and natural foods, check the label! Stuff like like high fructose corn syrup does not fly!

This is me and a coworker hard at work in the back on free cone day(i.e the shirt)!

>>Click here<< to go to the Washington Post article!