O is for Organic

The above photo features the organic produce section at Whole Foods in Friendly Shopping Center. With three supermarket-sized natural food stores in Greensboro, as well as numerous farmers' markets,  organic food is getting easier and easier to find. From Ashevilly to Kitty Hawk, here is an organic food store finder Google "ap" for North Carolina. Organic foods do not contain synthetic inputs, nor do they have pesticides. The organic, Green Food Revolution took hold in the 1940's and has been growing ever since. While there is controversy about whether organic food is better for you than commercially grown, conventional food, there is something wholesome about knowing your food hasn't been genetically modified or sprayed with chemicals. Let us remember, until the 20th century, the majority of farming was organic. Organic is the ORIGINAL, old-timey way to grow food.*

Today is ABC Wednesday and for this round, we're featuring A-Z GO GREEN Greensboro and "O" is for original, ordinary, and ORGANIC, the way grandma, and nature intended food to be. Yes, we know there are two sides to this story. AND, Greensboro has several businesses that rely on chemicals and chemical processes. Maybe for the next round of ABC Wednesday, we'll feature science of Greensboro. In the meantime, we're off to plant some organic chard in the yard! Happy ABC Wednesday!

*Wiki organic food reference.

Comments

[Carver]

Great shot for O. I agree about not wanting to have genetically modified food. Carver, ABC Wed. Team

[Roger Green]

Monsanto, I must say, is ticking me off. Doesn't have to be organic for me, but real would be nice...
ROG, ABC Wednesday team

[Leslie]

I dOn't usually bOther with Organic - a few chemicals is a bit extra prOtein, in my mind. lOl

Leslie
abcw team

[Nanka]

The pesticides and chemicals for growth color and maintaining uniformity etc can be so harmful!! where are the good old ways of farming without tampering with natural processes!!

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