You have got to watch this 2 minute video with your children which shows a child’s experiment with 3 very different sweet potatoes.
One sweet potato was conventionally grown.
One sweet potato was organic from the supermarket.
One sweet potato was organic from a local market.
If your child is hearing from friends at school that “organic doesn’t matter” or some foolish talk of this nature, this video will quickly show that organic but also LOCAL is the way to go when it comes to produce!
Our children are getting it! I am so encouraged when I see bright, inquisitive children like this showing the whole world how the simple choice of what you put in your mouth can quite literally determine the course of your entire life.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
What a great video! You did such a good job and it was very informative. I am going to put it on FB and Pinterest. Thank you so much!
Awwww, she’s adorable! And yes, a great video to help you really grasp the difference.
Also, ROOTS! Yes! I used to live just down the road from there. I’ve only been once, but that’s because they’re only open on Tuesdays. The only way that I was able to go (yes, I could get up early, but parking is horrendous and it’s a confusing maze, I’d have to get up 4 hours early just to be sure that I’m home in time for work) was when I was on stay-cation. Not everything is organic, but they do have a Zerbe’s chips stand, which makes up for a lot. 😀 (for those who are interested, Root’s is in Manheim, PA. There is also Green Dragon in Ephrata which is open Fridays.)
I’ve read that even the farmers won’t eat the potatoes they grow. Great video!
This is great. Thanks for posting.
I sent this to link to my daughter’s teacher in September of October. My daughter is in a multi-age (3rd and 4th graders) class. They were working on nutrition. I said this would work in well; they couldn’t show it be cause it was on youtube. I thought it is a very cool science project / nutrition piece.
I saw this video several weeks ago and decided to try her little experiment with some supermarket sweet potatoes I had around. After sitting in the water like she shows for at least 2 months, not only did the potato not grow, it didn’t even ROT! How scary is that?? I’m convinced that the doubled price is worth it for organic and I’ll be planting some of my own sweets this year (I hope!) or buying them locally.
Wow…Out of the mouths of babes. I’m definitely sharing this on my wall. Thanks for posting this. I’m definitely buying organic from now on. To scrimp and save money, I buy conventional sometimes, but this video woke me up and made me realize saving money could cost me and my family an even bigger price..our health!!
WOW.
That makes me want to test that on some other vegetables.
I recently tried an avocado, just to show my son on seeds grow into trees and it REFUSED to sprout. so disappointed, as they are also on the ‘clean 15’
Ugh! The things they do to protect their profits… and not our health. :/
Wow!! Precious girl-awesome experiment! I wish this would be shown on the nightly news!