Most people will agree that organic products are safer, both for the consumer and the environment. If you have certain skin conditions that are irritated by synthetic ingredients, using organic products may also help you to control the symptoms. However, determining whether a product is truly organic and/or vegan-friendly can be challenging. Product labels are often misleading and even products that aren’t organic may be described as all-natural or even use the word org

Originally posted August 11, 2014. I purchased an organic vegetable share this past week from Ebb and Flow Farm hosted at Taste of Dawn natural food store in Butler NJ. I received an assortment of fresh vegetables, including tomatoes, mixed baby salad greens, arugula, cucumbers, beets, garlic and kale among other yummy fresh items! I realized I had the ingredients for both gazpacho soup and beet salad, two of my favorite summer dishes! I remembered to record the beet s