The Organic Center discusses how food and farming can help slow, and potentially reverse the rising incidence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes through six principal mechanisms.

The Organic Center answers questions about which organic foods should a consumer seek out to avoid possibly dangerous pesticide exposures and to what degree might organic food reduce pesticide dietary exposures and risk.

Oregon Tilth recognizes the importance of food quality as a core value of organic farming. The Organic Center’s State of Science Review (2005) highlights how organic practices may elevate antioxidant and polyphenol levels in foods – compounds linked to plant resilience, better flavor, longer shelf life, and potential human health benefits. Research shows that antioxidants … Continued

The Organic Center examines through a review of literature and data, claims and controversies around pesticide residues found on organic crops, use of natural pesticides and overall risk of exposure to synthetic pesticides.