The Increasing popularity of organic food

Have you ever heard about the genes of spider is added into corn for the purpose of pests resistance? As the development of biotechnology grown rapidly recently, people aware about the quality of food. What are we eating? We have no certainty about the consequences of our activities. To avoid the end of mankind, we are trying to revert to the old days, which the earth is still healthy. Organic food is one important element in our planning. Thus, the popularity of organic food grows by leaps and bounds.

Healthy is one of the reason why people want organic food. The genetically modified food (GM food) has aroused much tension over the world. Started at the beginning, we changed the genes of food to acquire more output and solve the food crisis. Out of the expected, health problems emerged. Although there is no research to prove the relationship between cancer and GM food, most people believed GM food is one of the main cause of diseases now we are suffering. Seeking for healthy life without cancer, people abandon GM food and choose organic food in return.

Besides, through the process of farming, a lot of pesticides has been used. Unfortunately, beneficial insects are being killed, too. Also, using too many chemicals will lead to pesticide residue. Those vegetables are equal to toxin. The overuse of pesticides, antibiotics and other chemical fertilizers in food leads to more sickness.

As people concern more about organic food, people are becoming healthier. They keen on the nutrition included in the food and care about where the food comes from. Thus, a good habit of eating has been formed as people would like to adopt a more healthy diet. Besides, vegetarianism has been promoted as both of them are methods of healthy diet. Wholesome food is being considered.

The protection of the environment is another reason why people are encouraging organic food. Both of the GM food and overuse of chemicals during farming may give birth to the disorder of ecosystem. The variety of plants and animals will be destroyed, and new types of organism may appear.

For example in recent years, people are afraid of chain reaction on plants and animals that the genes of them will change. At that time, no one can control the situation. For the sake of stop it happening, farming of organic food is preferred.

When people notice the organic method of farming, some of the citizens in Hong Kong leave the urban city and become an organic farmer in the New Territories. They attempt to use unpolluted land and plant with natural nutrition instead of chemicals. Thus, the carbon foot print has been reduced and gave the hope of environment protection. With those people trying their best to strive for the organic farming, citizens are encouraged to protect our environment.

In Hong Kong, commercial activities are everywhere. The popularity of organic food is included, too. Healthy life is valuable, and it is what we wish to have even with higher price. Businessmen thus use this chance to promote organic food and organic life. They put healthy life and organic food together, and produce an image that choosing organic food is a assurance of life and even a style of living. Although organic food has a higher price compared with normal food, it is a cost of being healthy in the concept of citizens. With the promotion of organic food, the popularity of it increase.

We all can see the influence of organic food, for example, on the street. In the recent years, lots of organic food stores appeared in the MTR station and on the street. Young people bought food inside those stores. Buying organic food represent the increased quality of life style. As we care about what we eat, buying organic food is an attitude, too. This is why organic food is popular. Consequently, this makes organic food become a trend.

No matter why and how organic food becomes more popular, the influence of it is still benefit to the mankind and the environment. Want to be healthy and trendy? Lets have organic food start from today!