Why should people buy organic vanilla?
A. Actually, a lot of vanilla worldwide is organically grown but it isn’t certified because the growers don’t have the money to pay for the annual certification fees. There are a couple of compelling reasons to buy organic when possible. First, the continued use of commercial fertilizers and pesticides slowly erode the quality of the soil. Tropical soils are not traditionally deep, nutrient-rich soils. They typically have a small amount of topsoil, which is easily eroded during heavy rainstorms. Because so much tropical soil has been degraded due to over-farming, slash and burn techniques, and clear-cutting of tropical forests, the soil has continually been compromised. The soils are no longer mineral-rich and cannot sustain a high level of health for the people who eat the crops grown in compromised soil. Organic gardening includes feeding the soil with nutrient-rich humus and compost. This, in turn, makes for healthier plants that can produce flowers and fruits in roughly half the ti
