Indeed, a hallmark of Deplorables is a preference for subsidiarity whereby local trumps global (pun intended). I've found that my local farmer, local food stands, etc vastly outdo the ConAgra/ADM industrial complex.
Do I pay more? Yes. Does it taste better? After years of "going natural" I can DEFINIETLY taste the difference in meats and milk. Is it better for me? I haven't dropped dead (yet). I haven't yet planted my victory garden (last time I did it was more like the bay of pigs) but Diana's threads are the way to learn.
Sure, at Whole Foods you'll definitely find masked Karen's and Fauci fans. But if you talk to the employees you'll find a bigly number of libertarians and people who think masks etc are BS. And independent grocers carry organic and gluten-free products nowadays. But you gotta do your homework on which brands are suspect.
Thus, anytime I see some anti-organic article, I suspect the writer is confused as to just who is the Enemy.
It’s safest to grow your own if you can. Growing SOME of your food is better than growing NONE of your food! Second choice would be to shop Farmers Markets for fruits and veggies and local sources for meat. I am in no way an EXPERT on any of this, but I do have a lot of experience in growing food and meat animals over the past two decades. I don’t hunt anymore, but I do fish, and I always help with the butchering when Beau drags something home from the field, LOL!
‘Organic’ is a scam. Wish I had thought of it. Here is a list of pesticides and other chemicals ALLOWED in ‘organic’ farming for plants and animals. It will boggle your mind!
I wonder if the Vegans and such actually KNOW how many chemicals it takes to grow soy for their Tofu Burgers? If they did, they’d be back to being carnivores in a heartbeat!
https://debunkingdenialism.com/2019/09/01/pesticides-and-other-chemicals-used-in-organic-farming/