date:Sep 27, 2012
human costs to the people who feed us?
If we really want to talk about the health benefits of organics, we should consider not only those who consume them but the more than 2 million people who plant and harvest our nation's produce, and those living near conventional farms. These populations are exposed to higher-than-recommended doses of harmful pesticides on a daily basis. They also have been shown to have elevated rates of several different types of cancer, birth defects, respiratory ailme