Common Misconceptions

Why People Buy Organic Food

• Everybody's doing it. It's a fad.
• Promotes ease of mind, despite it's invalidity.
• Inorganic food is unfairly criticized.
• Yet another way we can buy our way to health.  

Other Common Misconceptions

• Organic Food is grown without pesticides.
• According to the USDA, food can be considered organic when it is 95% pesticide free, leaving a residual 5%.
• Copper and Sulfur are commonly used fungicides used by organic farmers.
• Organic Food is safer.
• 36% of people suffering from E. coli contracted it from organic food.