Organic Food to Sustainability

Are you a part of the organic food trend?
If you are like the majority of the population, you have at one time or another bought something with an organic label. However, do you know where that organic product is coming from?

With a global trend of increasing consumer demand for organic products, companies are racing to keep up. Tyson Foods Inc., the second largest meat producer in the world, is pledging to produce antibiotic-free poultry by summer 2017, and many other meat and food producers worldwide are right behind them!

USDA-certified organic food sales jumped by a whopping 10% in 2016, whereas conventional foodstuffs rose by a mere 0.7%, showing a growing consumer trend that is leaning towards natural and organic products. As consumers become more knowledgeable, more and more will be demanding organic foods, which are not processed with damaging synthetics or GMOs. The increasing consumer demand for organic products is vital to our planet’s health and survival. Why? Many rising disease trends and environmental problems can be linked back to synthetic chemical exposure, particularly from the agricultural sector. This is why a shift to more sustainable, organic farming is crucial.

Additionally, organic farming is more sustainable than conventional farming, offers fewer health risks for humanity, and is beneficial to the environment and ecosystems around it on many levels. As consumers, we must continue to demand sustainable, healthy change from food companies. Shifting to sustainable and organic agriculture will be facilitated by consumer demand. By using natural biopesticides and biofertilizers like neem, we can minimize use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers around the world, cost effectively and sustainably. But it all begins with you, the consumer. Bring us into the sustainable future that our planet needs!