ORGANIC VEGETABLES

_{Photo credit to Lutherine Clataro}

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    My facebook friend's post. She is a local vendor in our town selling organic vegetables mostly harvested from their own backyards. In her case, some of the vegetables she sells are also bought from other vendors and sell it​ with profit. This is why I am really pushing through my dreams of having my own vegetable farm so I don't need to buy these kinds of vegetables because I can grow it in my own backyard. Organic, healthy and fresh.

    When we say organic, ​it is free from pesticides and man-made fertilizers. In our hometown, our vegetables are nurtured only through cultivation and natural fertilizers. Organic​ vegetables really taste better and more nutrients than non-organic too. The thought of feeding my family non-organic already sends me a negative impact. Saw some videos regarding the vendors injecting​ vegetables with oxytocin and spraying it with silicone to make it bigger and​ fresher. The worker claimed that most of the businessmen who are in that business do it for years because they just want profit. I admit, when comparing to the shape, size and even the shine of the vegetables, non-organic wins for me because it really looks shiny with all the same shapes, looks fresher than of the organic but​ let's remember "we are what we eat."

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    Today, many people die because of cancer. In my own observation, one of the factors that contributed to this increasing​ cancer patients is due to ​the ​food we eat. So as much as possible​, grow​ your own vegetables or at least only buy organic vegetables. In this way, we are not only helping local vendors but helping the community by only patronizing organic products​. Let's stay healthy.