Foods that are not organic are sprayed with pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. These chemicals are health and environmental hazards that affect not only the growers, their families, and the land and water, but also us - the consumer. This doesn't make sense. Organic agriculture focuses on building healthy soil. Through the use of composting, intercropping, natural pest controls, and other time-proven methods, a whole system of compatible, sustainable agriculture is used to grow healthy crops.

These methods work in harmony with the cycles of Nature, not against them, to preserve, protect, and replenish the land without harming the water, air, animals or us.  http://www.paxorganica.com/

We at Bohemian Baby™ believe that it is particularly important to feed brand new eaters organic foods, as pesticides and other harmful chemicals can be especially hazardous to their delicate bodies.  We also believe the organic choice helps to sustain this earth so our babies will have a beautiful environment in which to grow and play! And it just tastes better!  Fresh real food introduces new eaters to the wonderful world of delicious tastes, new textures and sensory aromas that you just cannot get from jarred commercial baby foods.   The one rule we at Bohemian Baby™ live by is if we won't eat it ourselves, we won't feed it to your baby!

To illustrate why we think it is so imperative to our babies' health that they eat organic fruits and vegetables, we refer you to the Organic Consumers Association, and their compilation of government issued facts, including:

*The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports that one of the main sources of pesticide exposure for U.S. children comes from the food they eat.
  
 * According to the Food and Drug Administration, half of produce currently tested in grocery stores contains measurable residues of pesticides. Laboratory tests of eight industry-leader baby foods reveal the presence of 16 pesticides, including three carcinogens.
   
*According to EPA's "Guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment," children receive 50% of their lifetime cancer risks in the first two years of life.
  
 *In blood samples of children aged 2 to 4, concentrations of pesticide residues are six times higher in children eating conventionally farmed fruits and vegetables compared with those eating organic food.

Sources: http://www.organicconsumers.org/organic/wic-faq.pdf