Reduce chemical runoff and residues in drinking water, waterways and coastal areas. Runoff is the main cause of diminishing marine life, animals and plants.  Approximately 30 000 tonnes of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and plant growth regulators are used each year in Australia (OzProspect, 2003).

Organic food is produced using sustainable farm methods that imitate natural ecological processes (ACO).

Organic agriculture can strengthen the local environment’s resistance to disease

Organic coffee can promote forest preservation – especially if it is shade grown (which many organic coffee farms are)

Bird populations thrive in the natural coffee environment – keeping insect numbers low and naturally fertilising the soil

Many food additives have been linked with symptoms such as allergic reactions, rashes, headaches, asthma, growth retardation and hyperactivity in children (Heaton, 2004).

Abnormal neurodevelopment in children can be caused or made worse by prenatal and early life exposures to pesticides and chemicals that contaminate our food (Guillette, et al., 1998).

Selecting organic foods also means you can avoid eating up to two kilograms of food additives each year, and minimise your risk of exposure to pesticides in food.