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About Organic Food
In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, food is one of the basic necessities humans. There is a strong need to sustain our bodies with the right food, to sustain life that is. Unfortunately, with the advent of fast food chains for the fast paced lifestyle of the greater majority, eating essential food is a great challenge for adults and young people alike. Moreover, in respond to the growing environmental problem, particularly the massive use of pesticides delimits the natural soil content thus increase health concerns globally.
Organic foods and its fallback
While it is true that organic food bring about health benefits, some of the rising concerns in organic food are the cost of the produce, low production rate and manpower. First in the production level, farmers are the main laborers in sustaining organic foods in the market. Industrialization resulted to mass migration from the rural to the urban areas. This mass migration pulled out farmers from tilling their lands and opting to work as laborers in factories in the cities. Therefore, the need of the people for organic food cannot be sustained without many farmers who would take care of the crops in the farms.
It is a domino effect in reality that because of the minimal numbers of farmers, production of good livestock and crops is challenged. The demand is very high but the production is very low. In this regard, there is no equilibrium in the market when comes to considering people's need versus the existing supply for organic food. This second consideration results to the last fallback which is the cost of production. Naturally, if the need is high and the supply is low, the monetary value of organic food is also high. In the quest to maintain healthy living, people need to purchase expensive organic foods instead of them being sick and hospitalized due to unhealthy lifestyle.
Sustain and develop
Gone are the days that vacant lots are there for each family to cultivate and plant healthy organic foods. These days, subdivisions and land development program delimits the availability of extra parcels of land for planting and cultivation. However, in order to take advantage of healthy living and sustain the need for organic food, it is important that people learn how to go back to the basics.
Is there a small part of your yard that can be used for planting edible plants and veggies? Why not cultivate it? True enough, planting vegetables in the yard may require time but this sure will benefit you in the long run. If however you are to purchase the available organic food in the market, get to know the farmland and the farmer himself. Remember that organic food production is used to be the business of the small enterprise farmers.
Scout for organic food companies and learn their products through good reviews and word of the mouth. Never forget the basic origin of organic food production. With the consideration of the price and the increasing need for organic food, it would not hurt if you have the time produce few for yourself is a good choice. Otherwise, sustain your need for healthy lifestyle by purchasing and sacrificing extra pennies for your health.
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