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Soil Association's 10 reasons to eat
organic:
- It is safe, nutritious, unadulterated food.
- It does not use artificial chemicals, pesticides and fertilisers
- It is environmentally friendly
- It is produced without GMOs, which are prohibited within the Soil Association
standards for Organic Food and Farming
- It places great emphasis on animal welfare
- It is produced without the routine use of antibitotics and growth-promoting
drugs
- It reduces dependence on non-renewable resources
- There has not been a case of BSE in any herd which has been in full organic
management since before 1985.
- It relies on a modern and scientific understanding of ecology and soil science,
while also depending on traditional methods of crop rotations to ensure fertility
and weed and pest control
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