How important is an organic lifestyle?
More and more people are choosing the Organic way of life. Research carried out by Sage Organic Ltd shows that concern for our family is driving us to be more environmentally friendly with 7 out of 10 Britons (1) buying organic products. This is further supported by research from the Soil Association 2002 showing that 79% of Britons made at least one organic purchase (2). Whats more, over 2/3 of us are doing something for the environment such as recycling and buying organic products. The UK Food Standards Agency has recently said that organic food is a good way to avoid pesticide residues. Pesticides Did you know? Around 25,000 tonnes of chemicals are used in farming in the UK each year to protect crops from weeds and pests such as insects (3). The control over how much and in what combination these chemicals are used is very limited. Nonorganic farmers can use up to 400 pesticides and even food we think natural such as Coxs apples can be sprayed with up to 16 times with 36 different c
