Why Organic?

Intake of Pesticides
Pesticides, which are poisonous to us, are used on the ‘industrial’ plants, then they’re eaten. While there is little to none in the food when we eat it, there is still pesticides found in our bodies either from what we eat or from exposure in our environment (and the same is for antibiotics from our meat, which is making the antibiotics we use on ourselves less effective, by the way).

Sustainable
Lack of pesticides and multiple crops in organic farming increases the biodiversity of the farms, making the plants better at defending against pests, which can lead to greater yields. All this biodiversity, coupled with crop rotation, makes far richer and healthier soil. This is just for the farm itself though, there is much more that pertains to sustainability. Greater sustainability would come from the use of green and natural methods, as well as focus on being/staying local (more on these in a later post).

Bees
Obviously, pesticides will kill bees directly, but it is killing them indirectly as well, and has been posited to be a factor in Colony Collapse Disorder. Bees are a huge factor in the ecology of plants, killing them directly or indirectly doesn’t help and only hurts our ability to keep feeding ourselves. Here’s a more expert view on bees: Marla Spivak – Why Bees Are Disappearing.