Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment. She traces the genesis of chemical farming and the rise of the immense companies that profit from it, bringing to light the government’s role in allowing such practices to flourish. She further explains that modern organic farming would not only help reverse climate change by reducing harmful carbon emissions and soil depletion, but would also improve the quality of the food we eat, reduce diseases from asthma to cancer, and ensure a better quality of life in farming communities nationwide. 

For every parent wondering how best to safeguard the health and safety of her children; for every environmentalist in search of a solution to the worsening crisis that afflicts our land, air, and waters; for every shopper who questions whether it is worth it to pay more for organic, Maria Rodale offers straightforward answers and a single, definitive course of action: We must demand organic now.

“Maria’s pedigree gives her the authority and credibility to educate Americans on this important subject matter. The information in Organic Manifesto will empower you not only to save your own life and the lives of your family but also to do your part in saving the world. If you read one book this year, please make this one it!” —Jillian Michaels

“Organic Manifesto is a breakthrough. It is a clarion call revealing the power of organic farming to improve our health, our economy, our politics, and our planet.” —Harvey Karp, MD, FAAP