ANSWER: B

Organic farming can help by sequestering carbon from the atmosphere and putting it back into the soil where it belongs. Studies show that organic farming practices not only promote healthy soils, they sequester significantly more carbon than conventional farming.

By using practices such as, cover crops, crop rotation and conservation tillage, organic agriculture drastically increases soil biodiversity and health allowing it to store much higher levels of carbon. These practices can increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil by nine percent in just two years and 21 percent in six years.

A new white paper from the Rodale Institute estimates that if all crop and pastureland across the world was converted to regenerative organic agriculture it could sequester over 100 percent of our annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, virtually zeroing out the world’s yearly CO2 emissions.

Learn More…

• The solution to climate change? Organic agriculture! – http://www.onlyorganic.org/the-solution-to-climate-change-organic-agriculture/
• 5 Ways Going Organic Can Affect Climate Change – http://www.onlyorganic.org/5-ways-going-organic-can-affect-climate-change/

Food labels that claim a food is “natural” may not guarantee that food is good for you or for nature. In fact, many so-called “natural” foods are grown with the toxic chemical pesticides, antibiotics, hormones and genetically engineered seeds that are harming people and the planet. Only the organic seal guarantees that food is being made in ways that Mother Nature intended.

Learn More…

• The Pretenders – Nothing “Natural” About Them – http://www.onlyorganic.org/pretenders
• Video: “The Natural Effect” – http://www.onlyorganic.org/the-natural-effect/
• Organic Vs. Natural – http://www.onlyorganic.org/get-facts/means-organic/
• Big Food’s Dirty Little Secrets – http://www.onlyorganic.org/get-facts/agricultures-dirty-little-secrets

Lacewigs and their larvae eat aphids, caterpillars, mealybugs, scales, thrips, and whiteflies.

Learn more about identifying and attracting these beneficial bugs from Rodale’s Organic Life:

• 10 Insects You Should Actually Want Around Your Plants – https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/10-insects-you-should-actually-want-around-your-plants
• 14 Insects You Actually Want To Have In Your Garden – https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/14-insects-you-actually-want-to-have-in-your-garden

TRUE! Certified organic foods are never permitted to use GMOs in ingredients or production.

Learn More…

Organic is Always Non-GMO – http://www.onlyorganic.org/organic-is-always-non-gmo

“According to the 2015 Organic Production Survey, in 2014 there were 14,093 organic farms producing on 3.7 million acres. Certified organic farms operated 4.4M acres of certified land in 2015, up 20% from 2014. Ten states accounted for 78% of all certified organic sales. California, with $2.4B in sales, accounted for 40% of the total value of U.S. certified organic sales.” – USDA Reports Record Growth In U.S. Organic Producers – https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2016/04/04/usda-reports-record-growth-us-organic-producers