Scientific Reports from The Organic Center

The Organic Center, a national nonprofit organization, is the leading clearinghouse for peer-reviewed scientific research behind the health and environmental benefits of organic foods and organic farming. The following reports are available for free download at www.organic-center.org.

That First Step: Organic Food and a Healthier Future

C. McCullum-Gomez, C Benbrook, R. Theuer, The Organic Center Critical Issue Report, March 2009.

http://www.organic-center.org/science.healthy.php?action=view&report_id=149

Simplifying the Pesticide Risk Equation: the Organic Option

C. Benbrook, The Organic Center State of Science Review, March 2008.

http://www.organic-center.org/science.pest.php?action=view&report_id=125

New Evidence Supports the Nutritional Superiority of Organic Plant-based Foods

C. Benbrook, et. al., The Organic Center State of Science Review, March 2008.

http://www.organic-center.org/science.nutri.php?action=view&report_id=126

Still No Free Lunch: Nutrient Levels in U.S. Food Supply Eroded by Pursuit of High Yields
September 2007; Author: Brian Halweil, Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute

http://organic-center.org/science.latest.php?action=view&report_id=115

Unfinished Business: Preventing E. coli 0157 Outbreaks in Leafy Green

June 2007; Author: Charles Benbrook, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, The Organic Center

http://organic-center.org/science.safety.php?action=view&report_id=97

Is the FDA’s Cloning Proposal Ready for Prime Time?

April 2007; Author: James Riddle
Organic Outreach Coordinator
University of Minnesota

http://organic-center.org/science.safety.php?action=view&report_id=90

Do Organic Fruits and Vegetables Taste Better than Conventional Fruits and Vegetables?

December 2006; Author: Dr. Richard C. Theuer,
Raleigh, North Carolina

http://organic-center.org/science.nutri.php?action=view&report_id=78

Assessing Soil Quality in Organic Agriculture

October 2006; Author: Alan J. Franzluebbers, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Watkinsville, Georgia

Richard L. Haney, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Temple, Texas

http://organic-center.org/science.environment.php?action=view&report_id=71

Impacts of Organic Farming on the Efficiency of Energy Use in Agriculture

August 2006; Author: David Pimentel, Professor of Entomology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Dept., Cornell University

http://organic-center.org/science.environment.php?action=view&report_id=59

Successes and Lost Opportunities to Reduce Children’s Exposure to Pesticides Since the Mid-1990s

August 2006; Author: Dr. Alan Greene,
Dr. Chensheng (Alex) Lu,
Dr. Charles Benbrook,
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan

http://organic-center.org/science.pest.php?action=view&report_id=55

Elevating Antioxidant Levels in Food Through Organic Farming and Food Processing

January 2005; Author: Charles M. Benbrook Ph.D. Chief Scientist

http://organic-center.org/science.antiox.php?action=view&report_id=3

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