What are the differences between conventional, organic and biodynamic foods?
We see these labels so often in grocery stores, they seem to blend together and it is often less than clear what each label really means. You know the importance of good nutrition and want to feed yourself and your family the best food possible. To make it easier, we clearly outline the differences below buying conventionally grown products from any old farm, versus organics versus biodynamics in this easy guide: • Conventional: foods grown with modern farming methods that include using toxic chemicals, poisonous fertilizers and even genetically engineered frankenfoods. Conventionally grown foods can and do make people sick. Further, they are contained within processed foods, which aren’t really foods as far as our bodies are concerned because they are cooked, overcooked, fortified with artificial vitamins and made to sit on a shelf without rotting. • Organic: foods that are grown without toxic pesticides or fertilizers. Not too long ago, perhaps 15 years in the past, organic foods wer
