We grow a great deal of our own veggies and while we don't use chemical pesticides and such, it's difficult to know (I'm sure there are tests we could have done) about the soil and any chemical residues that it contains. We also raise our own chickens and eat the eggs. We have raised pigs in the past as well as a cow. Knowing what your livestock has been raised on is somewhat comforting. I wish we could go 100% organic but it's just too spendy. We do what we can.

Michelle