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1、第1篇Youreinabitofadilemmastandinginfrontoftheproducesectionofyourlocalsupermarket.Inonehand,youYcholdingaconventionallygrownGrannySmithapple・Inyourotherhand,youhaveonethat'sbeenorganicallygrown・Bothapplesarefirm,shinyandgreen.Bothprovidevitaminsandfiber,andbotharefreeoffat,sodiumandcholesterol.T
2、heconventionallygrownapplecostslessandisaprovenfamilyfavorite・But（heorganicapplehasalabelthatsays"USDAOrganic1*.Doesthatmeanit'sbetter?Safer?Morenutritious?Severaldifferencesbetweenorganicandrganicfoodsexist.Becomeabetterinformedconsumerforyournexttriptothesupermarket.^Conventionalvsorganicfarm
3、ingTheword"organic”referstothewayfannersgrow*andprocessagriculturalproducts,suchasfruits,vegetables,grains,dairyproductsandmeat.Organicfaintingpracticesaredesignedloencouragesoilandwaterconservationandreducepollution.Farmerswhogroworganicproduceandmeatdon'tuseconventionalmethodstofertilize,cont
4、rolweedsorpreventlivestockdisease・Hereareotherdifferencesbetweenconventionalfarmingandorganicfarming:ConventionalfarmersOrganicfarmersApplychemicalfertilizerstopromoteplantgrowth,Applynaturalfertilizerstofeedsoilandplants・Applyinsecticidestoreducepestsanddisease.Usebeneficialinsectsandbirdstore
5、ducepestsanddisease・Giveanimalsantibiotics（抗生索），growthhonnones（激索）andmedicationstopreventdiseaseandpromotegrowth,housingGiveanimalsorganicfeedandallowthemaccesstotheoutdoors・Usepreventivemeasures—suchasabalanceddietandcleanhousing—tohelpminimizedisease・*Organicornot?CheckthelabelTheU.S.Departme
6、ntofAgriculture（USDA）hasestablishedanorganicccrtificationprogramthatrequiresallorganicfoodstomeetstrictgovernmentstandards・Thesestandardsregulatehowsuchfoodsaregrown,handledandprocessed・AnyfarmerorfoodmanufacturerwholabelsandsellsaproductasorganicnlustbeUSDAcertifiedasmeetingthesestandards・Only
7、producerswhoselllessthan$5,000ayearinorganicfoodsareexempl（免除）fromthiscertification.IfafoodbearsaUSDAOrganiclabel,itmeansitsproducedandprocessedaccordingtotheUSDAstandards.Thesealisvoluntary,butmanyorganicproducersuseit.l.Themainp
