Organic farming is experiencing a massive surge in popularity, see this blog article, as all of us recognise the benefits of food produced without use of energy sucking things like fertilisers and pesticides.
To lower your carbon footprint using organic food products:
- Drink Organic Milk - If cannot afford to go fully organic with food, organic milk is a fantastic compromise. Organic milk is only a little more expensive, but only uses 1/3 of the energy to be produced compared with regular milk. Furthermore, organic milk contains much higher levels of omega 3 essential fatty acids (60%-70%)
- Balance Is Important - While making a choice to go organic is sound for the body it may not always be sound for the environment in terms of "food miles" as many organic products may have travelled 1000's of miles to get to your table. Sometimes, from an environmental point of view, it may be better to choose locally made products
Andrew