CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Where Have All the Birds Gone 4 CHAPTER TWO The Roots of Organic Food 16 CHAPTER THREE How Organic Farms Work 24 CHAPTER FOUR The Pros and Cons of Eating Organic 34 Just the Facts 42 In the Kitchen 43 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
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CHAPTER ONE WHERE HAVE ALL THE BIRDS GONE I n the 1960s nature lovers noticed an upsetting trend The songbirds in many areas of North America had fallen silent After careful research scientists learned the birds that had been singing cheerful morning songs were dying Scientists were shocked when they learned nearby farms were causing the issue But what was happening to kill all of these birds And why Farmers sprayed pesticides such as DDT on their crops using airplanes for many years before realizing their harmful effects 5
