Same old crapola, different packaging and marketing, three to six times the cost. Organic foods can also be even more harmful than regular foods because the products are never officially tested for any carcinogens or other harmful products that result from spraying with "organic" pesticides. Also, the methods of organic farming are very wasteful, since it takes quite a while for manure and compost to be absorbed by plants, and pests are allowed to eat the crop, thus causing much lower crop yields on the same amount of land, compared to modern artificial spray-and sprinkle farming methods.
If we devoted all agricultural methods to organic farming, most of the Earth's population would starve to death before any significant results occur.
by AYB October 20, 2003
Get the organicmug. by l in dai sy March 30, 2009
Get the organicmug. A set of standards for growing food and raising livestock. It does not just mean "grown without artificial chemicals." Depending on where you obtain your food, the label 'organic' can mean one of three things:
1: It has been inspected and certified as being organic by a bunch of tree-hugging hippie nut jobs with no scientific background.
2: It has been inspected and certified as being organic by a profit-making (and therefore probably untrustworthy) corporation, or simply labelled organic by the person or shop selling it.
3: It has been inspected and certified as being organic by a non-profit organisation which bases its standards on the latest scientific thinking, in order to improve human and animal health and welfare, with a view towards long term sustainability in the way we eat. A good example of such a charity is The Soil Association (www.soilassociation.org).
1: It has been inspected and certified as being organic by a bunch of tree-hugging hippie nut jobs with no scientific background.
2: It has been inspected and certified as being organic by a profit-making (and therefore probably untrustworthy) corporation, or simply labelled organic by the person or shop selling it.
3: It has been inspected and certified as being organic by a non-profit organisation which bases its standards on the latest scientific thinking, in order to improve human and animal health and welfare, with a view towards long term sustainability in the way we eat. A good example of such a charity is The Soil Association (www.soilassociation.org).
Proper organic farming does not use artificial chemical fertilisers, instead building soil fertility through crop rotations and other SCIENTIFIC techniques, particularly the use of clover that fixes nitrogen naturally from the atmosphere using the Sun’s energy and photosynthesis.
If the government subsidised organic farming as much as it subsidised regular farming, organic fruit and veg would probably be cheaper.
If the government subsidised organic farming as much as it subsidised regular farming, organic fruit and veg would probably be cheaper.
by Sensible Bob September 26, 2008
Get the organicmug. by srcew you March 14, 2010
Get the organicmug. by anarcissie July 7, 2009
Get the organicmug. Also known as "orgasmic." People will use the word organic to describe an orgasmicly hott person in public
by askDx3 May 17, 2009
Get the organicmug.