Standing in the produce aisle you stare at all the different choices for apples, including organic varieties. Then you look down at the price, eek! There is a heftier price tag on those organic apples so you decide to reach for the cheaper, conventional one. I mean, what does it matter; an apple is an apple, right? Not necessarily. Once you understand more about one major difference between conventional and organic – pesticide use – you may just change your mind to choose health over expense…

With mega farms and genetic modification, we live in a world where food is plentiful. To ensure our farmers provide safe and quality food in the United States there are government regulations that standardize food safety, food quality, farm practices and conservation efforts.