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Taste the Difference
Science proves what celebrity chef has known for years

Chefs like Akasha Richmond, who creates A-list menus for celebrities
like Billy Bob Thornton, Pierce Brosnan and Barbra Streisand, have known
instinctively for years that organic produce can add flavor to their
menus. Now a new Organic Center State of Science Review reveals why
organic fruits and vegetables often taste better.

Organic fruits and vegetables tend to score higher in taste because they
are sweeter than conventionally grown foods. Why? Because organic
produce is smaller in size and higher in nutrient density. Conventional
farming methods are designed to produce bigger fruits and vegetables,
but increasing cell size generally adds more water, diluting the
concentrations of both vitamins and natural flavors. Organic apples,
strawberries and tomatoes showed some of the most significant
differences in taste, according to the report.

Click here to download the complete report:
http://organic-center.org/reportfiles/Taste_SSR_October_final.pdf


Toast to Good Health
Study shows organic wine can help reduce risk of heart disease & cancer

Evidence has suggested that because of antioxidant levels in red wine,
moderate consumption can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Given that organic farming systems produce grapes with properties that
vintners prize—smaller size, slower growth, deeper color—both
scientists
and growers have wondered whether organic production might reliably
produce prize-winning wines.

A recent study examined levels of polyphenolic compounds and resveratrol
(antioxidants known to reduce cardiovascular and cancer risks) in 15
organic and conventional red wines. This study found that among the
varieties of red wine tested, organic wines had the greatest
concentrations of health-promoting antioxidants—as well as the key
antioxidant resveratrol. An organic wine also was found to have the
highest level of total polyphenols.

Click here to learn more:
http://www.organic-center.org/science.latest.php?action=view&report_id=8
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Organic Farming Improves Soil Quality

Long-term research has documented the extent to which organic farming
improves key indicators of soil quality, including soil organic carbon
content and particulate organic matter.

Click here to learn more:
http://www.organic-center.com/science.hot.php?action=view&report_id=73


New Core Truths Book Selling Fast
A compilation of research from The Organic Center

More than 1,000 copies of Core Truths, the Center’s groundbreaking
compilation of the most current research on organic agriculture has
flown out the door since it was released just two weeks ago. This highly
readable and graphically stunning 108-page coffee table book documents
the verifiable health and environmental benefits of organic products.
This collector’s edition was a limited print run of just 2,500—be sure
to order yours now while they last.

Includes fascinating research about why:

     * Organic tastes better
     * Organic produce contains 30 percent higher levels of antioxidants
     * Organic farming can cut mycotoxin risk by over 50 percent
     * Organic food reduces pesticide exposure
     * Organic farms typically use less energy

Also includes sections on:

     * Better tools for building soil quality
     * Preventing future outbreaks of E. coli 0157
     * Mission Organic 2010—what you can do to help grow the organic
market

Perfect in your reception area, or as a vital resource near your desk,
Core Truths explores the organic benefit like never before. Order yours
now! Only $30 (plus $5 shipping & handling in US).

Click here for a preview of the book:
http://www.organic-center.org/res.coretruths.html



About The Organic Center...

Backed by the world’s leading scientists, physicians and scholars, The
Organic Center is passionately committed to two goals.

1) RESEARCH: providing free, peer-reviewed, credible science that proves
the health and environmental benefits of organic agriculture.

2) EDUCATION: reaching and activating millions through Mission Organic
2010?a national campaign to increase the amount of organic food
purchased from three to 10% by 2010.

To access free downloads of the latest in organic science or to join
Mission Organic 2010, go to: www.organic-center.org

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