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Earth Day is Sunday, April 22!

Want to go organic, but don’t know where to start? ShopRite (or LiveRight) is here to help. This April, we are joining more than 3,500 grocery stores across the nation and more than 40 leading organic manufacturers for Go Organic! for Earth Day – the nation’s largest coordinated effort to help shoppers understand the benefits to going organic and take the first steps toward making organic products part your daily lives.

Organic Facts:

Organic farms must meet stringent USDA standards
• Organic meat, dairy, poultry and eggs come from animals that have not been given

    antibiotics or growth hormones are only fed organic feed

• All organic food (including fruits and vegetables) is produced without using toxic

    pesticides, fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms and

    radiation.

 

10 Good Reasons to Go Organic!

April 2007

Organic products meet stringent standards
• Organic food tastes great!
Organic production reduces health risks
Organic farms respect our water resources
Organic farmers build healthy soil
Organic farmers work in harmony with nature
Organic producers are leaders in innovative research
Organic producers strive to preserve diversity
Organic farming helps keep rural communities healthy
• Organic abundance – Foods and non-foods alike!

Source: Organic Trade Association

For more information visit organicearthday.org