Organic_Foods

Organic Foods
 * __Students__**:

Jon Cashman, Carly Parker, Joyce Cho, John Ingram, Tanya Brus, Matt Louridas, Andre Thomas, Dave Hartman, Sean Sheridan

__Questions__: (Answer below the line - do not answer within the questions!)
 * 1) What makes organic foods "organic"?
 * 2) How are organic foods different from regular foods?
 * 3) What are some foods that are available as organic alternatives?
 * 4) Is it more or less expensive to grow organic foods than non-organic foods? Why?
 * 5) Do organic foods differ in nutrition value from non-organic foods
 * 6) What are some of the problems or drawbacks associated with organic foods?
 * 7) What about taste?
 * 8) How are organic foods beneficial to the environment?
 * 9) Would you/do you buy organic foods? Why or why not?
 * 10) If you were a farmer, would you consider growing organic foods? Why or why not?

1.) What makes organic food "organic" ? A food that has been produced without artificial fertilisers and that has not been subject to treatment with synthetic pesticides or growth promoters of any type. [|http://www.nutritionaustralia.org]

2.) How are organic foods different from regular food? Organic foods are not treated with pesticides and are grown without artificial fertilisers regular foods are. [|http://www.nutritionaustralia.org]

2) Organic foods are very different from normal foods for many reasons. first off, organic foods are not treated with pesticides. Also they do not use artificial flavor or artificial coloring. Some organic foods are gluten-free.

3)What are some foods that are available as organic alternatives? Some organic alternatives would be almost any kind of fruit like bananas,oranges etc. organic food are any foods without pesticides.

4.) Is it more or less expensive to grow organic foods than non-organic foods? Why? It's more expensive to grow organic foods because organic food production doesn't involve the use of artificial fetilisers, pesticides, and other technological aids. And also many organic farms are smaller than non-organic farms. [|http://www.nutritionaustralia.org]

5.) Do organic differ in nutrition value non-organic foods? No they don't differ in nutritional value people just dont like there foods to have all the chemicals and pesticides on them. http://www.organicfacts.net/nutrition-facts/

5.Do Organic foods differ in nutrition value from non-organic foods? There is no evidence to prove that organic foods have more or less nutritiom in them then non- organic foods. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/organic-food/NU00255

6.) What are some of the problems or drawbacks associated with organic foods? Organic foods have up to 40% more antioxidants could be found in organic fruit and vegetables than in non-organic [|http://sceptiphrenia.blogspot.com/2007/11/is-organic-food-better-for-you.html

7) What about taste? Taste of organic food are judged by you, Most of them taste good and are healthy since they have vitamin C 8) How are organic foods beneficial to the environment? Organic foods benefits in preservation of wildlife and habitat, results in less environmental pollution and preserves soil fertility. [|http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/food_facts/faq/organic_foods_faq.asp

9) Would you/do you buy organic foods? Why or why not? Yes, because organic foods are healthy for you. Even though i buy them i would buy them because they provide vitamin C 10.) If you were a farmer, would you consider growing organic foods? Why or why not? Yes I would consider growing organic foods, because they're healthier, they make more money, and the growing farms there are for organic foods the more likely people are to buy them.

I would not choose to go organic for a few reasons. First of all, the only differences between organic and normal foods are the types of fertilizers used and the way that the animals on the farm are kept. Plus, organic foods are more expensive. Even though they were first produced after WWII, organic foods have not always been sold like they are today. It seems to be just a fad. So that means, for all of these years, most of us have been eating nonorganic foods that are grown with chemical fertilizers. Since we’ve been doing that all this time, do you see anyone being deformed, having kids with eleven toes, or even dying due to the chemical fertilizers? No you don’t. Chemical fertilizers are actually very beneficial to the farming. They provide necessary elements for the healthy growth of the plants. They are produced by several garden products manufacturing companies and chemical producing companies all over. Chemical fertilizers are also very inexpensive. I think it’s just the word “chemical” that throws you off. Organic foods and nonorganic foods have the same vitamins and nutrients. Why would you buy, out of two of the same things, the more expensive one? http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/organicag/history.html http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070920061646AA5bYO2 http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/organic-food/NU00255

10.If you were a farmer would you consider growing organic foods? if so why or why not? If I was a farmer I would probably consider growing organic foods because they are a lot healthier since they wouldn't be grown with chemicals.Also it would be a lot healthier for the enviroment because the pesticides cause pollution with regular grown food but with organic foods there wouldn't be any pollution since they would be grown without using pesticides.