Living Organically

By: Jessica Robinson

Produce

It's readily available, just check out your local farmers.

Organic Dairy

Dairy Facts:

Organic milk comes from cows that eat organic grain and not grain, enhanced with hormones, antibiotics or other chemicals.Organic dairy farmer's do not use pesticides. On the other hand, there are about 500 different pesticides licensed for use on non-organic mixed farms.-According to the USDA study from 2005, conventional milk contains an average of 2.5 pesticides.- Organic cows are only given antibiotics when they are sick, but non-organic farms routinely treat cows with antibiotics even when they are not sick.

Organic milk must come from cows that have not been treated with growth hormones, or BGH. BGH is used to increase milk supply.For Milk to be certified organic, the cows must have access to pastures.

Eat Organic Meat

Look for this logo on your food!

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