Public Outreach

The foundation works in conjunction with health and public service organizations to inform the public about the many healthy choices natural and organically produced foods offer. We provide organic food demonstrations, similar to in-store demonstrations, as well as distribute samples of organic and natural food products at public and private events.

Continuing Education

In addition to our Public Outreach activities, we distribute educational materials to physicians and health care professionals regarding the health benefits associated with eating a natural and organic diet. One Bright Day Foundation’s educational information is distributed to clients and patients during consultation.

Did You Know?

• The ecological benefits and health benefits associated with organic farming and consumption of organically produced foods are well known. Among other reasons, because organic farming does not use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides in production of the food products, it is ecologically superior to its non-organic counterpart. The use of these chemicals strip nutrients from the Earth’s soil and have a long-term devastating impact on the sustainability of the soil and the Earth's ecosystem as a whole. Organic farming promotes sustainability, which is the economic state where the demand for production of food products can be met without reducing the capacity of the Earth’s environment and ecological system to provide for future generations.

• There are numerous studies that document the harmful effects of non-organic farming. For example, a 1994-95 report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on pesticide use found that each year an estimated 911 million pounds of synthetic pesticides are applied to conventional agriculture crops in the U.S. The EPA considers 60% of all herbicides, 90% of all fungicides, and 30% of all pesticides as potentially cancer-causing. The EPA has found 98 pesticides (including DDT) in the ground water of 38 states in the U.S. alone. Children are especially vulnerable to pesticide exposure. Since 1973, childhood brain cancer and leukemia have increased by 300%. According to the EPA, studies of farmers have linked pesticides to Parkinson’s disease, Leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and cancers of the brain, prostate and stomach.

• The vast majority of dieticians and health experts agree with the advice of the U.S. government, as stated in its dietary guidelines, for Americans to increase their consumption of complex carbohydrates and naturally occurring sugars found in whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. The USDA also recommends people decrease their consumption of refined and processed sugars, saturated fats, cholesterol, and sodium. The long term results of such eating are shown to reduce debilitating, diet-related conditions such as heart disease, some cancers, diabetes, and many other health problems