NON print version:
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/13-facts-about-organic-foods-that-will-shock-you/?cat_orig=health
I love crops grown with real sh**. And it smells so good when you drive by the fields.
Obama quietly got rid of country of origin requirements for processed chicken his last year in office. Just think of where those chicken nuggets have been that we feed our kiddos.
I shop at a well known supermarket chain...one that's well respected.I'll buy ordinary milk...ordinary chicken...ordinary steak...ordinary vegetables there.To me the word "organic" is something to be avoided,not sought after...both for economic and "cultural" reasons.
I truthfully told them, the price.
Big Agra and corporate food interests have managed to get the USDA organic label watered down. Typically they want to charge full price for organic without being organic. There are other, more stringent private certifications. But I agree that the best thing to do, if one has the time and resources, is to grow one’s own food.
I shop at WF, and so do some friends, and none of us are liberals. It is undeniable that the natural health movement attracts liberals, but it also attracts folks who don’t want trash in their food.
One big difference between Whole Foods/health food store and stores like Kroger: natural health shoppers and employees tend to suffer from far less obesity.
Organic only means they put the $hit on the soil instead of the usable chemicals to which the $hit breaks down. And they let the bugs and critters have their fair share!
I buy organic if the price isnt that much different than regular. I cant eat a big bunch of bananas before they go bad so I have produce clerk cut the blue band and give me a few. I always say put the sticker on them so they dont think i am trying to scam checkout that they are regular
non-organic - the cow crap is worked into the soil *before* planting.
Organic - cow crap is spread on the crops *after* the plant has started growing.
I’ll add one that isn’t on the list: Many, if not the majority, of Organic items have more pesticides on them than conventional produce items. There is a large list of approved “organic” pesticides. Most people I know that fall for the OG scam believe there are no pesticides on them. They have them by the truckfull, and as the WND article states, a good % also have synthetic pesticides on them anyway. Oh well, helped pay for my job at a upscale supermarket chain for 13 years.
I was the chef at an organic restaurant in South Florida in 1991. I have to go to work now, Book Mark for later.
My kids once asked me about the organic food in the grocery store. I told them it just has more rodent feces and insect fragments than regular food and costs at least 40% more. I often chuckle when I see people in the grocery store buying at a premium price organic items yet in the same cart I see bags of ordinary junk food.
I always eat organic. The inorganic food is so difficult to digest :)
There’s a number of posters who wrongfully believe that according to organic farming methods raw manure is applied to fields, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Raw manure is a big no-no for certified organic growers. Any and all manure is supposed to be composted for a minimum of 2 years, beneficial micro-organisms digest the manure and plant material into soil building compost. In fact, when done wrong, sometimes neglected compost piles get so hot they’ll occasionally catch fire.
Of course in places like China, where the USDA is supposed to be overseeing organic methods, who knows what happens. In the U.S., most organic farmers are third party certified.
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A question to the forum: why does organic milk stay fresh longer?
It reminds me that most people don’t know a thing about chemistry. Almost everything is organic (except salt and water) because it contains carbon.
So many of these organically marketed products are a ruse. My sister-in-law was thrilled to be using a product made with organic lavendar. Lavender grows in clay and nothing will eat it. No chemicals required.
A frustrating system. There is probably a market for Good Housekeeping thpe certifiers, but that will add to the cost.
For all of the scare stats here, however—how does organic compare with the residue findings on conventional? That is what drives the market.