There are all sorts of experts out there attempting to get people to do their part to help save the environment. Some want you to take public transportation to work every day while others are more concerned with the amount of energy we are using in our New York to London Ontario homes. And still more are concerned with the food that we are eating. We have all heard that we should buy local and organic and some statistics even say that the meat industry contributes more pollution to Earth than all of the vehicles on the planet combined. If you're wondering if it's worth the extra cost at the grocery store to switch to organic products than Cindy Burke's book To Buy or Not Buy Organic will tell you everything you need to know.

Burke is both a former chef and a journalist who is based in Seattle. Her reasons for writing this book are to explain the impact that shopping at different establishments and eating different food can really have on a person's quality of life. She - with all of her culinary training - was even finding herself confused by all of the information out there and wanted to lay it out for everyone from a mother living at 1 Balmoral Avenue in Toronto to a teacher in Florida could understand. In this small book Burke is able to tell readers about the history of the food industry, explain how chemicals on foods can affect our bodies, and tell a little more about the growing organic food industry.

Many people have the misconception that eating organic means that you need to eat just the healthiest foods all the time. This is not the most desirable meal option for those of us who are running from work to an Oakville airport taxi or to a child's soccer practice and doesn't have the time to make gourmet healthy meals all the time. Burke breaks down her information into easy to follow lists that show you how you could be eating and how to fit this change into a regular lifestyle. Those living in Rosedale homes with a personal chef aren't the only ones that can reap the benefits of this food switch.

There is even a simple formula that can help you do your grocery shopping more effectively. She believes that what matters is the quality of the food, its benefit to your overall health, the distance that food has traveled and the time that it takes you to get it. Burke is obviously well researched on this subject and has a biased when it comes to assessing the modern food industry. If you're sitting in your average real estate around Thornhill homes, for example, you should keep in mind that you don't need to adopt her entire doctrine to apply some of the principles into your everyday life.