To preserve our planet.
To stop polluting the soils and the aquifer that nourish plants and animals.
To prevent ingesting chemically treated food.
Because organic agriculture respects nature.
Because animals do not suffer needlessly.
To eat organic is simply to take one’s part in the responsibilty we all share towards our planet, and towards all the other human beings around us.

An organic product is a food produced according to a strict set of rules, which has been submitted to different independant organizations (e.g., Ecocert) which give this food the right to use the recognized label AB, for Organic Agriculture in France.
The area in which the product was cultivated has been cleared of pollutants for several years.
The animals, if any, who produce the products (meat, diary, eggs) are fed organic nutrients and live in humane, sanitary conditions.
Organic products are not chemically treated, and organic cows are not « mad ! »

If you are interested in modifying how you eat, go slowly. Your body is used to food that has been refined, sweetened, and otherwise treated, for most of the time. If you start the day after tomorrow to give yourself food that is complete, natural, and rich in essential nutrients the change can startle your system, and you may react adversely.
Change little by little. Add one kind of food first, and then another. Think of almost-whole foods before trying entirely whole ones. When your body had adjusted and will accept your changes, you can move on to the next level.
Don’t expect a miracle from a diet of organic food. If you have health problems, are overweight, or have a llergies, a doctor or a dietitian can help guide you.

There are a lot of differents culinary ways. Everyone thinks that his way is the right way, but if one way was the best we would all know it. So find your way by yourself or create it.
Eat different foods, not too much, eat fruits and vegetables that are currently in season and produced locally, so that not too much energy is used in growing and transporting.
When you know exactly which kind of food is good for you, you can prepare a special
« schedule » » for one week or one month. You plan one main food for lunch or for dinner : it can be a cereal, legume,…. and then accompany it with your choice : raw or cooked vegetables or something else. If you do this, you can search for some creative recipes or invent something yourself and when you go shopping, you know exactly what you need to buy.
Each day, you can eat something different, it’s a real pleasure for you and for the people who eat with you.
If you have enough storage space at home, it is a good idea to have some cereal, legumes, sugar ; oil… in reserve.

You can buy organic food in specific shops, at the market, direct from producers, at the supermarket or on the internet.
Some people say that organic food is more expensive than other food.
In a price, there’s two parts : one direct, one indirect.
In the indirect part, there’s all of what the population supports : subvention, financial assistance and disasters : mad cow, bird flu…
The direct part is what you pay. It can be different depending on where you buy your food and the quality provided, so you need to compare these two factors. For a good organic bread, in Paris, you pay 3,84 euros and 0,75 for a baguette, which is not organic. Your baguette will be eaten in five minutes, your bread can last you up to one week.

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