Keeping pesticides and chemicals out of your food and out of your immune system is important. This is why it is worth it to eat organic, even if it means paying higher prices.

Everyone has to eat, so why not pay a bit extra to eat healthier food?

After all, people are paying for the product to be free of toxins that might keep one from being healthy. The extra money spent is worth it because 100 percent organic means the produce has to be grown using organic ingredients.

Another reason why organic food is worth the cost is because of the techniques used to grow the food. Organic food is grown and processed using no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.

Many of the fruits and vegetables grown have thin skins and would probably be saturated by pesticide sprays.

Those would include grapes, cherries, apples, pears, all berries and the family of stone fruits. While peaches, apricots and plums are also included.

Vegetables such as bell peppers, kale, celery and lettuces, as well as potatoes and tomatoes all have thin skins which canhave toxin’s seep into them. People want clean food in their stomach’s, we must also consider meats. If we purchase organic chicken and eggs, we can avoid tainted produce from chickens being fed antibiotics and hormones.

According to the website organic.org, animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products do not take antibiotics or growth hormones.

Antibiotics given to animals make sick chicks appear well and hormones build bigger chickens.

These ingredients can affect everyone including children.

For example, Trader Joe’s offers hormone-free eggs at a bargain. Each one is stamped with an expiration date so that people can know if they’re still fresh.

Organic farming has its advantages as well. Organic agriculture can maintain natural nitrogen levels without adding chemicals to the soil.

As far as organic farming is concerned, pesticide-free soil is great for reducing water pollution, thus reducing irrigation needs, making the soil retain moisture longer.

The planet becomes healed under organic management practices, with fewer chances of soil erosion, water stress and drought.

Organic gardening can feed many and it can help us not only save the environmet, but live a healthy lifestyle while doing so.