52 Weeks to Make the World a Better Place: Week 32 - Go organic

Everybody knows by now that modern farming methods that rely on heavy use of chemicals are bad both for the environment and long-term human health. But how many people actually do anything other than complain about it? The simplest way to turn the tide is to begin switching to organically-produced foods. It doesn't have to be all-or-nothing, just start with a few key items: vegetables, especially carrots and salad crops - they taste so much better too; grain-based foods, such as breakfast cereals and bread - these should form a fair proportion of a healthy diet, so it's well worth targeting them; and soya-based foods as organic means GM-free and soya is a favourite crop for GM experiments. For those wanting to go further, there's a growing range of foods beginning to appear on supermarket shelves. But perhaps the best way, if you're lucky to have such things available, are box deliveries of vegetables or pick-your-own farms - they ensure that the grower gets a fair price, and you get them cheaper!