Cindy Burke, author of To Buy or Not to Buy Organic: What You Need to Know to Choose the Healthiest, Safest, Most Earth-Friendly Food (2007), said, "Eating locally ties us to a place...gives us roots in the local community where we live. It makes us think about other people, and how we're connected. It puts us in touch with a life force we can't find anywhere else." Local organic food is food grown locally without harmful pesticides or chemicals, so therefore it is healthier for humans’ health. People should consume more organic food to improve their health because it's more nutritious and chemical free. Most people want to live a healthier life, and eating organic food will help them do that. Organic food is more nutritious than conventionally …show more content…
Organic food is naturally chemical free, and instead they use plant-based fertilizers and natural pesticides. One reason is a Newcastle University ecological agriculture professor from England, Dr. Leifert, led “a similar review for fruits and vegetables that found organic produce had higher levels of some antioxidants and less pesticide residue than conventionally grown crops..." (Chang). This shows that there will be a substantial difference in the quality of a conventionally grown food compared to a organic one. If there is less pesticide residue, the consumers will be less likely to become sick from food. Also, organic foods have a higher level of antioxidants to help if people get sick. In addition, pesticides on conventionally produced food are “Far more dangerous than was thought, causing damage to the human brain, a major study suggests” (Donnelly). If everyday foods are causing brain damage just because of pesticides, people would want to eat organic foods, even if they are a little more expensive. The extra few dollars for better quality, non-chemical food would end up being way less than the high cost in doctor bills. In contrast, organically produced food “typically has up to 25 per cent smaller yields compared with conventional farming, found researchers from the University of British Columbia” (Harley). Even though this may be true, organic farming doesn't use the harmful chemicals needed to produce these large amounts of conventional food, therefore being healthier. Even so, Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, said "In the industrial food chain, the typical item of food travels 1,500 miles before it is eaten." (Pollan 182). Since conventional food has to travel very far, farmers spray them with pesticides to keep them fresh, but those pesticides are dangerous to humans’ health. Organic food doesn't use