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Door to Door Organics: Inspired organic food made simple
- Carlos Collier talks with Kirk Heinze
The company ultimately tries to help people fit good food into their busy lives. They help plan meals and bring the food directly to the customer.
Collier tells Kirk Heinze that one of the key benefits to organic is the lack of pesticides.
"Eating organic food will greatly reduce your exposure to pesticides and the impact they can have on you," says Collier. "The average conventional apple has 20 to 30 pesticides on it even after you rinse it.
"Organic tastes better, too."
Another advantage of organic is to the economy in the form of the localvore movement.
"Local isn't necessarily the new organic, though," warns Collier. "Just because something comes from the local community doesn't mean it's organic. There is a wealth of information online that people can peruse to get informed on the benefits of organic."
Greenwashing can be an issue in the organic movement, too.
"We require certification from all of our partners," Collier says. Collier adds that business is good.
"We're doing very well. We've grown more than 100 percent since April 2010. Even though organic produce is more expensive, consumers seem to feel that we're providing them with good value when the other advantages of organic are considered, too."
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