Walnut Acres we believe you can contribute to the long-term health and well being of yourself and your family and the environment by choosing certified organic foods. Increasingly, conventional foods are made from ingredients that contain residues of toxic synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics, growth hormones and other contaminants and may be irradiated. The effects of long-term exposure to these are unknown, including the impact on the developing systems of children.

Organic foods are found at natural food stores, health food sections and regular produce departments of supermarkets, farmers' markets, and by mail. There is an increasing variety of organic processed foods making their way to market: baby foods, cereals, snacks, cookies, juices, peanut butter, yogurt, soups and even frozen meals.

No, you may shop at your regular supermarket and produce stand. To get a wider variety of grains, you may want to visit a health food store.

Organically grown foods are grown without the use of any harmful chemicals, pesticides, waxes, residues and synthetic fertilizers that are toxic and harmful to your body. Not only do organically grown foods taste better, they are more nutritious for you. Recent studies have shown that organically grown products provide more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants than conventional foods.

Yes, they have been tested (see our lab results) and are completely natural. No human or animal wastes are used in the compost. Our compost is 1/2 vermicompost (worm poop) and 1/2 thermal heated garden wastes. Click here for a list of our food and ingredients.

All of us need water, air and food to live. So, what could be more important than having clean water, clean air and nutritious food to fuel our bodies? There is nothing more important than your health and your families health. That $75 pair of designer jeans will make its way to the garbage some day. But the gentically modified ingredients may just stay floating in our bodies forever. Food was never intended to be mass produced this way.

Organic agriculture is based upon a systematic approach and standards that can be verified and are recognized internationally. Natural foods, on the other hand, have no legal definition or recognition, and are not based on a systematic approach. While natural products may generally be minimally processed, there are no requirements to provide proof, leaving open the possibility for fraud and misuse of the term.

Yes. Reseach has shown that foods grown under a certified organic system are higher in essential nutrients. Organic foods have been shown to contain consistently more vitamin C, calcium , magnesium, chromium and anti-oxidants than conventional foods.

The Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) was Title XXI of the 1990 Farm Bill. Its purpose was to establish national standards for the production and handling of foods labeled as organic. Previously, private and State agencies had been certifying organic practices, but there was no uniformity in standards and therefore no guarantee that organic meant the same thing from state to state, or even locally from certifier to certifier.

In industrialized countries that maximize the use of planting space, fertilizers and other herbicides that are highly dangerous for the human metabolism are often used. Organic foods, on the other hand, are grown without the use of chemical or artificial additives. In order for a product to be certified "Organic" or "Biological" the cultivators must comply strictly with restrictions set by law.

Ozganics products don't contain artificial preservatives to extend shelf life. However, organic sugars and vitamin C, plus lower water content tend to naturally prolong the shelf life of organic products. The shelf life of all Ozganics products is more than enough for most situation.

Organic foods taste better! Organic plants are grown in soil that hasn't had the natural plant foods leeched out by chemicals and unnatural farming methods. And animals eat only organically-grown feed. Safer, more natural inputs equals tastier, more nutritious food.

Many consumers are quite willing to buy irradiated foods. This is particularly true if the purpose of the irradiation is clearly indicated. Consumers are interested in a process that eliminates harmful microbes from the food and reduce the risk of foodborne disease. In test marketing of specific irradiated foods, consumers have shown that they are willing to buy them.

There are excellent reasons to eat organic foods since they are more sustainable, but that's another subject. Molecules are the basis of life. Foods are packages of molecules that, after digestion, will be used by our cells for energy, building, repair and indeed all life processes. The damaging molecules, and they are in most of our foods, too, will cause harm. Some of you, dear readers, will probably leave me after the next few paragraphs.

In America the Center for Disease Control have reported that over 70 million Americans are taken ill every year and at least 5,000 of them will die from food poisoning. Although some of the cases reported can be put down to food being handled incorrectly by the consumer, a large number of the cases have been caused by the stores that actually sell the food to you.

Our product is grown and processed in Southern Alberta, Canada and is "identity preserved" in lots equivalent to certified organic. Every lot can be traced to its source and is laboratory tested to guarantee the absence of contaminants. Our partner and processor has over 30 years of experience in the food processing business, and designed and constructed the only large facility in the world that is dedicated to the production of shelled hemp seed.