Why We Are Raising Better Food At Our Farm

The world wakes up everyday to horrific stories of how much of our food is unfit for consumption.  Genetically modified, pesticide laden, artificially enhanced food is the norm in the supply chain.  But there are alternatives.

We travelled the country over the past two years searching to find out what others are doing about it.  In Michigan, Florida and California for example the move toward non-GMO foods, naturally grown without chemical pesticides is an exploding industry.  Just take a look at the footprint inside your local Kroger store devoted to "organic" food selections.  Just a year or so ago it was an aisle or two.  Today it is an expanding section of their marketplace.

Look at the success of stores like "Whole Foods" and you will see a trend that spells a change in where we get the food we eat.  That's why we have redirected our farming efforts toward helping supply the growing market for wholesome foods here at Steepleview Farm.

If you need any more reason to change your food buying habits, here is a story out of Yakima Washington that might help persuade you.

There is something seriously wrong in the fertile Yakima Valley region of Washington. A surging number of babies are being born with major birth defects, and the reasons why are eluding state health officials.

As reported by CNN, a nurse in the area, Sara Barron, was the first to report on a particularly horrifying condition: anencephaly -- a condition in which babies are born without much of their brain and skull.

Her shocking finding and report eventually prompted an investigation by the state health department. Investigators found some disturbing results.

Over a three-year period, there were 23 cases concentrated in three southern Washington counties -- Yakima, Benton and Franklin. That's a rate (8.4 per 10,000 live births) that is four times the national average (2.1 per 10,000 live births), CNN reported.

What could be causing such a phenomenon? Is it just one of those weird coincidences, or is something more sinister at play?

Mandy Stahre, with the Washington State Department of Health, conducted the investigation into the high rates of anencephaly. She says she and other investigators are stumped.

"We have not found an answer, and that's a very frustrating part, because this is such a devastating diagnosis for a woman to have," she told CNN.

Barron, however, says she wonders if state health authorities did not find anything because they didn't look hard enough at all possible causes.

So, exactly how did the state conduct its investigation? Stahre said investigators examined data in each parent's medical record -- what sort of prescription drugs they were taking and preexisting medical conditions.

"But medical records don't have details about diet or pesticide exposure," CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reported, "two key considerations for this type of birth defect." [Natural News]

At Steepleview Farm we raise the food we sell to you the same way we raise it for ourselves, 100% pesticide free, in the field, not under plastic, instead it's the best "under the sun".