If you ever needed a good reason to grow your own food at home, look no further than this article on the neurological effects of exposure to pesticides in pregnant women. Children who develop ADHD, changes in the brain matter and the damage continues.

Take the time to learn the most harmful (the dirty dozen) and most “clean” (the clean 15) veggies and keep this in mind when you go to your local grocery store. Or better yet–buy organic at your local farmers market and ask if your farmer uses regenerative farming practices. And if you don’t know what regenerative farming is? Well, you definitely need to come to the Southern Homestead Festival! Stay tuned as we will be posting on how to purchase your tickets very soon!

Happy farming, yall!