The Organic Center performs a crucial role in combatting the myths routinely espoused and actively promoted by today’s global agrochemical companies. The Organic Center undertakes and commissions scholarly research across all aspects of both organic and conventional agriculture. As such, they are particularly well positioned to provide relevant insights into the benefits of leading an organic lifestyle. The following video provides a synopsis of the work performed by The Organic Center as well as offering some robust data supporting organic food consumption. It also introduces the Center’s Mission Organic 2010, which aims to increase organic food consumption in the US from its current level of 3% to 10% by 2010. This is a really...

Greg Christian is someone who cares. He cares a lot in fact. As founder and Chairman of the Organic School Project, he’s played an important role in bringing positive food choices to thousands of children. We first talked with Greg while undertaking research for our article on organic choices in schools. As a professional chef, Greg doesn’t assume that he has the requisite credentials to teach others what is, and isn’t, healthy. Instead, he simply aims to help young people learn more about positive food choices. What are positive food choices? In this short video, Greg explains exactly what he means by food being “positive”. Essentially, Greg believes food should be sourced respectfully. He emphasizes the need...