diy2thrive Podcast: Homesteading, Organic Gardening, Foraging wild foods and herbs, Self-reliance, a

diy2thrive Podcast: Homesteading, Organic Gardening, Foraging wild foods and herbs, Self-reliance, a


Episode 15- Certified Organic Food: are you getting what you are paying for?

November 11, 2014

Organic foods are a fast growing industry and more people every year are electing to pay a premium for certified organic foods at the supermarket, but are we getting what we are paying for?
Recent studies suggest that organic foods are no more nutritious thank conventional foods, still contain chemical pesticides, and are more adulterated with pathgenic organisms.  
We examine the very large and very profitable organic food industry and how the takeover of this industry by giant corporation and factory farms has lead to this sad state of affairs.  We offer solutions including the specific actions that you can take personally to help correct this trend on a personal level in your own life.