In August I wrote that one reason to eat organic is that the produce grown organically has been shown richer in nutrients than produce grown conventionally.  Last month Time picked up on the idea after a journal article suggested that in the past five decades the nutrient level of our conventional fruits and veggies has decreased by 5-40%.   The idea is that conventional big-ag produce is grown for size, looks, and transportability–not taste or nutrient quality.  Then, thanks to chemical fertilizers and pesticides our food is grown and harvested rapidly in sad, depleted soils; the more depleted the soil, the more our veggies and fruits are lacking in nutrients. 

Eat your (organic) veggies.