Comments on: Certified Organic Foods and Their Meaning http://www.easyecoblog.com/331/certified-organic-foods/ Easy ways to be Green and Save Green Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dr Al Sears http://www.easyecoblog.com/331/certified-organic-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-8719 Dr Al Sears Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:41:35 +0000 http://www.easyecoblog.com/?p=331#comment-8719 The food at major grocery stores travels an average of 1,500 miles to get there. A typical carrot is transported 1,838 miles1. And a lot of produce even comes Mexico, Asia, Canada, South America and other countries. By the time it lands at your supermarket, it just isn’t the same as when it was fresh the ground or picked off the tree. Produce loses nutrients during transport. And it loses more while it sits on the shelves at the store, and more nutrients are lost in your refrigerator. The food at major grocery stores travels an average of 1,500 miles to get there. A typical carrot is transported 1,838 miles1. And a lot of produce even comes Mexico, Asia, Canada, South America and other countries.

By the time it lands at your supermarket, it just isn’t the same as when it was fresh the ground or picked off the tree. Produce loses nutrients during transport. And it loses more while it sits on the shelves at the store, and more nutrients are lost in your refrigerator.

]]> By: Saving Money by not buying Everything Organic | Easy Eco Blog http://www.easyecoblog.com/331/certified-organic-foods/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Saving Money by not buying Everything Organic | Easy Eco Blog Mon, 17 May 2010 20:24:06 +0000 http://www.easyecoblog.com/?p=331#comment-850 [...] Organic products are more expensive. I was looking for a guide that listed fruits and Veggies that one could save money by moving to non organic on less crucial items. See our post on the definition of organic. [...] [...] Organic products are more expensive. I was looking for a guide that listed fruits and Veggies that one could save money by moving to non organic on less crucial items. See our post on the definition of organic. [...]

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