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let me link the organic pesticide/chemical list...again...
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9874504b6f1025eb0e6b67cadf9d3b40&rgn=div6&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.32.7&idno=7#se7.3.205_1601
That is interesting, and would seem to disprove the statement above that says there is no requirements for natural substances in organic farming. I did not know they already allowed synthetics.
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »let me link the organic pesticide/chemical list...again...
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9874504b6f1025eb0e6b67cadf9d3b40&rgn=div6&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.32.7&idno=7#se7.3.205_1601
That is interesting, and would seem to disprove the statement above that says there is no requirements for natural substances in organic farming. I did not know they already allowed synthetics.
it is indeed unfortunate
although logical because obviously they need to use SOMETHING to get rid of insects, bacteria, and such, as I'm sure you know
also, as @senecarr and I pointed out previously, the volume of organic pesticides and herbicides often has to be higher than synthetics because of the difference in efficacy between the two (among other factors, I'm sure)
not to mention organic practices (as I understand it) require fallow seasons because they are more harmful to the soil than modern agricultural ones
really your best bet if you actually want to limit your intake of pesticides/herbicides, man-made or otherwise, would be to grow your own produce or get locally-sourced stuff from small growers you know and trust0 -
...really your best bet if you actually want to limit your intake of pesticides/herbicides, man-made or otherwise, would be to grow your own produce or get locally-sourced stuff from small growers you know and trust
So much this. It's sort of sad, because I think many of those who originally supported the idea of organic crops were responding to over-use of under-tested pesticides/herbicides. But the whole 'organics' thing has shifted over time to big, big business, accompanied by a morass of labeling regulations that allow producers to play some pretty interesting games with consumers.
Currently, I am left unimpressed and unconvinced by the "organic" label and would recommend the advice quoted above. Personally, I'm not willing to pay the price difference for "organic" foods that don't appear to be any more or less safe or nutritious than non-organics.
exactly
organic is a multi-billion dollar industry, just as "big ag" is0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Eating "organic" is just as good as eating regular vegetables and fruits. Both contain dangerous pesticides, but the regular market is more controlled and the pesticides are more scientifically evolved not to be dangerous. Not to mention that "organic" food tend to cost 3x as much.
There are good and bad examples on both sides. Wash them troughly and if they tase chemicals dont eat them.
BTW organic is such a stupid term, as if the regular greens where non-organic.
I don't understand most of this. What dangerous chemicals do organic or non-organic produce contain? What makes the non-organic market more controlled? I would think the opposite.
Also, washing any produce is good, but since pesticides are applied thorughout the growth cycle then washed in to the soil when it rains to be distributed thoughout the plant by the root system, it doesn't remove all rediue.
Copper sulfate is an acceptable pesticide used in organics. Until recently, rotenone was an acceptable organic pesticide, as was nicotine. Both breakdown less and can kill something at lesser does than a number of synthetic pesticides, like glyphosate.
Nicotine is so insanely dangerous it's been banned for commercial sale for a LONG time. It's mostly small-scale idiots who were using that, brewing their own. It's something like 1000x-10000x more toxic than the most common conventional pesticides.
Pesticides and herbicides WERE under-tested...50 years ago. It's absolutely true. Now? Not so much.
Example:
People with particular channelopathies (genetic muscle disorders--don't worry, you'd have serious symptoms if you have one) are affected by particular pesticides (many pesticides act one ion channels, so this obviously makes sense--someone with messed up ion channels is likely going to be either far more or far less sensitive than the average person). You know what it causes? Muscle cramping. Whole body, painful muscle cramping for a few hours to a couple of days after exposure (like walking through a yard that's been sprayed an hour before). Because that's what happens when those ion channels are flooded. (It's annoying even with those individuals, not debilitating).
People who make vague claims about sensitivities--headaches, upset stomach, WHATEVER--are hypochondriacs. That's not how the toxin works even on the things it's supposed to kill.
(I've got a likely channelopathy, but it's a different channel than most pesticides act on, so it doesn't affect me more than anyone else.)
If you're worried about hormone disruptors, the perfumes in your personal care, makeup, and household products are FAR likelier to be a problem. Yes most of those "all organic" women slather on their make up every morning with abandon and even will spray air fresheners in their houses.0 -
Use of tobacco / nicotine as was still listed as ACCEPTABLE on the organic list until at least 2008 to the best of my knowledge. I am aware that it and rotanone were removed. I made no claim they were in use, just what was allowed under the label.MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Eating "organic" is just as good as eating regular vegetables and fruits. Both contain dangerous pesticides, but the regular market is more controlled and the pesticides are more scientifically evolved not to be dangerous. Not to mention that "organic" food tend to cost 3x as much.
There are good and bad examples on both sides. Wash them troughly and if they tase chemicals dont eat them.
BTW organic is such a stupid term, as if the regular greens where non-organic.
I don't understand most of this. What dangerous chemicals do organic or non-organic produce contain? What makes the non-organic market more controlled? I would think the opposite.
Also, washing any produce is good, but since pesticides are applied thorughout the growth cycle then washed in to the soil when it rains to be distributed thoughout the plant by the root system, it doesn't remove all rediue.
Copper sulfate is an acceptable pesticide used in organics. Until recently, rotenone was an acceptable organic pesticide, as was nicotine. Both breakdown less and can kill something at lesser does than a number of synthetic pesticides, like glyphosate.
Nicotine is so insanely dangerous it's been banned for commercial sale for a LONG time. It's mostly small-scale idiots who were using that, brewing their own. It's something like 1000x-10000x more toxic than the most common conventional pesticides.
Pesticides and herbicides WERE under-tested...50 years ago. It's absolutely true. Now? Not so much.
Example:
People with particular channelopathies (genetic muscle disorders--don't worry, you'd have serious symptoms if you have one) are affected by particular pesticides (many pesticides act one ion channels, so this obviously makes sense--someone with messed up ion channels is likely going to be either far more or far less sensitive than the average person). You know what it causes? Muscle cramping. Whole body, painful muscle cramping for a few hours to a couple of days after exposure (like walking through a yard that's been sprayed an hour before). Because that's what happens when those ion channels are flooded. (It's annoying even with those individuals, not debilitating).
People who make vague claims about sensitivities--headaches, upset stomach, WHATEVER--are hypochondriacs. That's not how the toxin works even on the things it's supposed to kill.
(I've got a likely channelopathy, but it's a different channel than most pesticides act on, so it doesn't affect me more than anyone else.)
If you're worried about hormone disruptors, the perfumes in your personal care, makeup, and household products are FAR likelier to be a problem. Yes most of those "all organic" women slather on their make up every morning with abandon and even will spray air fresheners in their houses.
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I'm not a fan of the amount of pesticides and stuff they use, but I prefer normally grown food to organic. It's not sustainable. If a crop gets a fungus at an organic type farm? There goes that crop for the year, and maybe forever. It's not like crops are being sprayed down by people in hazmat suits like one of the first posters was saying (and seriously, where did he get that idea?). I taste no difference in organic / non organic food, and I don't think it's necessarily healthier.0
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withoutasaddle wrote: »I'm not a fan of the amount of pesticides and stuff they use, but I prefer normally grown food to organic. It's not sustainable. If a crop gets a fungus at an organic type farm? There goes that crop for the year, and maybe forever. It's not like crops are being sprayed down by people in hazmat suits like one of the first posters was saying (and seriously, where did he get that idea?). I taste no difference in organic / non organic food, and I don't think it's necessarily healthier.
somehow a 19 year old with 38 posts comes in to a 10 page thread and says the most reasonable *kitten* in the entire thread in like 3 sentences
you win the internet0 -
Use of tobacco / nicotine as was still listed as ACCEPTABLE on the organic list until at least 2008 to the best of my knowledge. I am aware that it and rotanone were removed. I made no claim they were in use, just what was allowed under the label.MamaBirdBoss wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Eating "organic" is just as good as eating regular vegetables and fruits. Both contain dangerous pesticides, but the regular market is more controlled and the pesticides are more scientifically evolved not to be dangerous. Not to mention that "organic" food tend to cost 3x as much.
There are good and bad examples on both sides. Wash them troughly and if they tase chemicals dont eat them.
BTW organic is such a stupid term, as if the regular greens where non-organic.
I don't understand most of this. What dangerous chemicals do organic or non-organic produce contain? What makes the non-organic market more controlled? I would think the opposite.
Also, washing any produce is good, but since pesticides are applied thorughout the growth cycle then washed in to the soil when it rains to be distributed thoughout the plant by the root system, it doesn't remove all rediue.
Copper sulfate is an acceptable pesticide used in organics. Until recently, rotenone was an acceptable organic pesticide, as was nicotine. Both breakdown less and can kill something at lesser does than a number of synthetic pesticides, like glyphosate.
Nicotine is so insanely dangerous it's been banned for commercial sale for a LONG time. It's mostly small-scale idiots who were using that, brewing their own. It's something like 1000x-10000x more toxic than the most common conventional pesticides.
Pesticides and herbicides WERE under-tested...50 years ago. It's absolutely true. Now? Not so much.
Example:
People with particular channelopathies (genetic muscle disorders--don't worry, you'd have serious symptoms if you have one) are affected by particular pesticides (many pesticides act one ion channels, so this obviously makes sense--someone with messed up ion channels is likely going to be either far more or far less sensitive than the average person). You know what it causes? Muscle cramping. Whole body, painful muscle cramping for a few hours to a couple of days after exposure (like walking through a yard that's been sprayed an hour before). Because that's what happens when those ion channels are flooded. (It's annoying even with those individuals, not debilitating).
People who make vague claims about sensitivities--headaches, upset stomach, WHATEVER--are hypochondriacs. That's not how the toxin works even on the things it's supposed to kill.
(I've got a likely channelopathy, but it's a different channel than most pesticides act on, so it doesn't affect me more than anyone else.)
If you're worried about hormone disruptors, the perfumes in your personal care, makeup, and household products are FAR likelier to be a problem. Yes most of those "all organic" women slather on their make up every morning with abandon and even will spray air fresheners in their houses.
That is......terrifying. OMG. It would be SO EASY to kill someone. *shudders*
I don't think it was allowed to be sold commercially at that point.0 -
withoutasaddle wrote: »I'm not a fan of the amount of pesticides and stuff they use, but I prefer normally grown food to organic. It's not sustainable. If a crop gets a fungus at an organic type farm? There goes that crop for the year, and maybe forever. It's not like crops are being sprayed down by people in hazmat suits like one of the first posters was saying (and seriously, where did he get that idea?). I taste no difference in organic / non organic food, and I don't think it's necessarily healthier.
somehow a 19 year old with 38 posts comes in to a 10 page thread and says the most reasonable *kitten* in the entire thread in like 3 sentences
you win the internet
Except he thinks organic farms don't use pesticides...which isn't true.0 -
MamaBirdBoss wrote: »withoutasaddle wrote: »I'm not a fan of the amount of pesticides and stuff they use, but I prefer normally grown food to organic. It's not sustainable. If a crop gets a fungus at an organic type farm? There goes that crop for the year, and maybe forever. It's not like crops are being sprayed down by people in hazmat suits like one of the first posters was saying (and seriously, where did he get that idea?). I taste no difference in organic / non organic food, and I don't think it's necessarily healthier.
somehow a 19 year old with 38 posts comes in to a 10 page thread and says the most reasonable *kitten* in the entire thread in like 3 sentences
you win the internet
Except he thinks organic farms don't use pesticides...which isn't true.
hmm I can see how you'd infer that from her post but she doesn't outright state it
either way it's a good summary of the idea that organic sucks
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They did claim organic can't fight fungus, but copper sulfate is a fungicide permitted in organic.MamaBirdBoss wrote: »withoutasaddle wrote: »I'm not a fan of the amount of pesticides and stuff they use, but I prefer normally grown food to organic. It's not sustainable. If a crop gets a fungus at an organic type farm? There goes that crop for the year, and maybe forever. It's not like crops are being sprayed down by people in hazmat suits like one of the first posters was saying (and seriously, where did he get that idea?). I taste no difference in organic / non organic food, and I don't think it's necessarily healthier.
somehow a 19 year old with 38 posts comes in to a 10 page thread and says the most reasonable *kitten* in the entire thread in like 3 sentences
you win the internet
Except he thinks organic farms don't use pesticides...which isn't true.
hmm I can see how you'd infer that from her post but she doesn't outright state it
either way it's a good summary of the idea that organic sucks
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punkrockgoth wrote: »I strongly feel that the organic fair trade non GMO buy local movement is fueled by ignorance, bulls*&t propoganda and first world problems. It's a social construct meant to tell other people that you think you're better than them.
I agree wholeheartedly. "Organic" is a feel-good buzzword that doesn't have a standard meaning except "I think it's better".
And to those people here saying they think organic food tastes better?
Think again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4s2MeZ9E4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qa6QXBxxWw
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They did claim organic can't fight fungus, but copper sulfate is a fungicide permitted in organic.MamaBirdBoss wrote: »withoutasaddle wrote: »I'm not a fan of the amount of pesticides and stuff they use, but I prefer normally grown food to organic. It's not sustainable. If a crop gets a fungus at an organic type farm? There goes that crop for the year, and maybe forever. It's not like crops are being sprayed down by people in hazmat suits like one of the first posters was saying (and seriously, where did he get that idea?). I taste no difference in organic / non organic food, and I don't think it's necessarily healthier.
somehow a 19 year old with 38 posts comes in to a 10 page thread and says the most reasonable *kitten* in the entire thread in like 3 sentences
you win the internet
Except he thinks organic farms don't use pesticides...which isn't true.
hmm I can see how you'd infer that from her post but she doesn't outright state it
either way it's a good summary of the idea that organic sucks
fair point. used in copious quantities, I'm guessing0 -
No wait, I want to change my answer to be more MFP appropriate. "Organics are awful. You should eat as much Doritos, Little Debbie Snack Cakes and Pepsi as will possibly fit in your daily allowances. CICO dudes."0
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No wait, I want to change my answer to be more MFP appropriate. "Organics are awful. You should eat as much Doritos, Little Debbie Snack Cakes and Pepsi as will possibly fit in your daily allowances. CICO dudes."
@3aann3 that's a gross oversimplification of IIFYM (often used interchangeably with CICO) here...you are making a pure straw man argument.
IIFYM focuses first on meeting your calorie goal, then your macro goals, then your micro goals, in whatever combination of foods you wish to use to reach those goals.
CICO is simply the concept that your weight loss or gain is 100% dependent on the number of calories you consume versus the number of calories you burn, regardless of the actual source of those calories (this excludes certain medical conditions, of course).
the arguments in this thread both for and against organic produce (if you even bothered to go through and read them) are numerous, and many citations to scientific and governmental studies and documentation were provided. in particular, @Need2Exerc1se and @senecarr had quite a lengthy discussion on a number of the relevant topics.
your post which I quoted insults the intelligence and diligence of every member of this forum who has obviously put far more time and effort into learning about both sides of the various issues of health and nutrition than you have. unlike you, many of us try to be objective and open-minded enough to listen to rational arguments presented by both sides.0 -
No wait, I want to change my answer to be more MFP appropriate. "Organics are awful. You should eat as much Doritos, Little Debbie Snack Cakes and Pepsi as will possibly fit in your daily allowances. CICO dudes."
Don't wear yourself out attacking that straw man.
The pro-organic side need lots of help combatting the evidence that organic is not significantly better for you than non-organic food.
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So far, all the evidence the organic team have got is this:
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No wait, I want to change my answer to be more MFP appropriate. "Organics are awful. You should eat as much Doritos, Little Debbie Snack Cakes and Pepsi as will possibly fit in your daily allowances. CICO dudes."
@3aann3 that's a gross oversimplification of IIFYM (often used interchangeably with CICO) here...you are making a pure straw man argument.
IIFYM focuses first on meeting your calorie goal, then your macro goals, then your micro goals, in whatever combination of foods you wish to use to reach those goals.
CICO is simply the concept that your weight loss or gain is 100% dependent on the number of calories you consume versus the number of calories you burn, regardless of the actual source of those calories (this excludes certain medical conditions, of course).
the arguments in this thread both for and against organic produce (if you even bothered to go through and read them) are numerous, and many citations to scientific and governmental studies and documentation were provided. in particular, @Need2Exerc1se and @senecarr had quite a lengthy discussion on a number of the relevant topics.
your post which I quoted insults the intelligence and diligence of every member of this forum who has obviously put far more time and effort into learning about both sides of the various issues of health and nutrition than you have. unlike you, many of us try to be objective and open-minded enough to listen to rational arguments presented by both sides.
I hardly think everyone posting on the site has "put [much] time and effort learning about both sides of the various issues of health and nutrition". That's a joke! Some people who post responses know next to nothing about nutrition, many come in with their own personal experiences to share and many already have their mind 100% made up on their position and spend all their time and energy to try and support it.
And you have to first consider where the funding is coming from for the studies you are citing. Who is your source? I most often purchase my produce from farmers markets in my community and though I may pay more, I know what is going into my body and what isn't. That's important to me. If you want "governmental and scientific studies and documentation" making up your mind for you, then that's your prerogative.
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