| The movement towards organic food has been quite welcome. We believe that it's a noble thing to try to minimise the use of pesticides. In addition, it's quite clear that some intensive farming techniques have resulted in a loss of quality.
However, at Healthy Supplies, we don't try to pretend that organic food is always better for you. There is a debate to be had, and each case must be considered on its own merits.
One one hand, it's clear that unnecessary processing of food is, well, unnecessary. For example, sulphur dioxide is often put into dried apricots to keep them looking orange. However, unsulphured apricots taste exactly the same, if not better, without the added unnecessary sulphur dioxide.
However, it can be argued that there are some merits to modern farming techniques. For example, pesticides kill pests that attack crops which feed people, and many farmers believe that without them, many people would starve. On the other hand, where pesticide use can be avoided, it's obviously advantageous to keep them away from our food.
We're not strongly pro or anti on either side of the organic/intensive farming debate, because both arguments have their merits.
It's worth noting that a lot of the best and tastiest products happen to be organically grown or farmed. This is partly because people who buy organic food tend to be picky in nature, and have high expectations of their food. Therefore, low-quality organic food does not tend to survive in the marketplace, whereas high-quality organic food is very much in demand.
Overall though it's a complex debate, and we will not preach to you either way about whether or not to buy organic food. We list the foods that we ourselves like: in some cases these are organic, and in some cases they are not.
Note that where manufacturers state that their food is organic, we will list this food as organic on our website. All food listed as organic must be certified by the Soil Association. | 
