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Eat Organic for Washington Organic Week, WOW!

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Everybody eats, and our food choices matter. But are we making the best choices? When you choose foods grown by organic, local farmers you are making a wise decision.

• Choose organic for farmers, who benefit by your support of local, organic agriculture.
• Choose organic for your health, to avoid the potential consequences of food grown using chemicals or genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
• Choose organic for the planet, and support agriculture that cares for our waterways, soil and wildlife.
• Choose organic for the bees, who suffer from conventional farming and its chemical dependencies.
• Choose organic for your local economy and community, and support your neighbors employed in local agriculture and the food industry by helping reduce their exposure to dangerous chemicals.

Take the Eat Organic for WOW! pledge and join with other Washingtonians to support local, organic agriculture in our state. The pledge is simple! Commit to eating organic foods for WOW! (September 7th – 14th) and we’ll provide recipes, produce info and product tips to making eating organic easy. At the week’s end, share with us your Eat Organic for WOW! experience for the chance to win exciting prizes; such as a year’s worth of products from Organic Valley!

You can win one year’s worth* of delicious organic dairy products from the farmer-owners at Organic Valley Cooperative! Produced without the use of synthetic pesticides, hormones and antibiotics, Organic Valley milk, cheese, yogurt, eggs, butter, soy and more are healthy choices for your family for back to school, dinnertime or anytime. And did you know that purchasing Organic Valley products also supports farmers in your region? It’s true! Visit www.organicvalley.coop for more information about products and what it means to be organic, find an Organic Valley farmer near you, and look up where to find Organic Valley products with the Store Locator.
*The year of free products is in the form of 52 coupons, each valid for one Organic Valley item up to a $10 value. Actual redemption value may be less than the maximum coupon value depending on the item purchased. Coupons expire 12/31/14. Void on Class 1 Dairy / Fluid Milk in CO.

Why Eat Organic?

According to OCA, organic food is on average 25% more nutritious, in terms of vitamins and minerals, than products derived from industrial agriculture LEARN MORE

• Because of the standards associated with Organic Certification, organic food isn’t genetically modified. Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are prohibited under organic standards LEARN MORE
• Organic meat products are free of drugs. Organic certification standards prohibit the use of antibiotics, growth hormones and genetically modified vaccines in farm animals LEARN MORE
• Organic foods and farming are much more climate-friendly than conventional farming. 35-50% of North America’s greenhouse gas pollution are associated with energy and chemical intensive conventional farming. Meanwhile organic farms and ranches instead build soil and safely sequester large amounts of CO2.  The chemical fertilizers used in conventional farming pollute drinking water and contribute to dead zones in our oceans. LEARN MORE 

Thank You To Our Sponsors!

Blossom Grocery | Choice Organic Tea | Herbco | Port Townsend Food Co-Op | Skagit Valley Food Co-Op | Stemilt | Uwajimaya

Community Food Co-Op | Storman’s Inc.