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To: MollyKuehl
I was just pointing out that organic foods are not necessarily any safer, which you implied...they can have just as much bacterial contamination as conventional food (and a number of studies have shown they have more, because of they way they are processed).

My own garden is mostly organic, but it is mainly because I have a lot of citrus and like citrus butterflies...so I can't even use the biologically approved organic pesticides, like Bt, because they will kill caterpillars. Also, we have a lot of honey bees, and I don't want to harm them.

There are a number of approved pesticides you can use and still be organic, but if you want the beneficial insects, you cannot even use many of approved organic insecticides.

102 posted on 05/25/2010 4:17:12 PM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: Aussiebabe
If I implied that the organic foods are safer, I was incorrect and I apologize for the misunderstanding. Organic or natural does not equate safe. Most lethal poisons are in an organic form :)

And I have used, successfully, lavender and marigolds as pest repellent for no other reason than curiosity.
103 posted on 05/25/2010 4:21:51 PM PDT by MollyKuehl (Contribute to FR: $10 $20 $50 $100 REMEMBER, LURKING IS A FORM OF ENTITLEMENT!!!)
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