Celebrate Earth Day with an Organic Tomato

How can an organic tomato help save the earth? Well, certified organic tomatoes come from farms where fruits and vegetables are grown without synthetic pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. This means that you get a tomato that's free of chemical residues and the earth benefits from fewer toxic synthetic chemicals entering into the environment. Here a five reasons to choose organic:

• cleaner soil and water


• ecosystem protection


• support for biodiversity


• reduction of health risks


• keeps small farming communities prosperous

At our house, we have a small organic garden where we grow tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, green beans, herbs, pumpkins and blueberries. It is very satisfying to know that your kids can go to the garden and pick a blueberry or tomato from the garden and not have to worry about pestisides.

So, enjoy your organic tomatoes while celebrating Earth Day this year.