Ronette Schulte, Administrative Assistant (573) 751-2794. The Chief Medical Officers serve as the departmentâs senior clinical leaders by providing advice and counsel to the department director regarding a broad range of clinical policy, programmatic and strategic issues.
Organic vegetables at a farmers' market in Argentina. Organic foods are foods produced by organic farming. While the standards differ worldwide, organic farming in general features cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
Consider a bag of corn chips made with organic corn and non-organic oil: Since about 25 percent of a chip is oil, the processed product meets the government standard. 2. Organic food is better for you. It is logical to think that organic food is healthier if it is relatively free of most herbicides and pesticides.