About Today: What You Need to Know About Organic Foods 12/06/10

From Jen Hubley, your About Today Editor I started eating organic foods a few years ago, when I accidentally bought organic bananas and thought they tasted better. That was, at the time, my sole motivation: deliciousness, rather than avoiding pesticides or helping the environment.

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