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  • TourThePast
    TourThePast Posts: 1,753 Member
    Organic as a label is pointless.
    Thanks for you American-centric answer.

    OP is from the US, so America-centric is a perfectly logical way to respond. If they were from the UK, you'd have a point.
    Not really. This is an international forum and the or the majority of the replies made no reference to location. Without looking at someone's profile, it is not possible to know what country they are from, and even then it's not always clear.

    My point is that while "organic" in just one part of the world (ie the US) might be a pointless label, it is not pointless in a lot of other countries.

    Things should, and can, be better organised.
  • lightstruck1
    lightstruck1 Posts: 52 Member
    I'm vegan and make sure to buy all my fruits and veggies organic, as well as the rest of my food. As many people have stated above, I'm not doing it because it is healthier but because I don't want to be eating all the dangerous chemicals out there. I want to eventually have my own garden!
  • maf66
    maf66 Posts: 211 Member
    As with many others on here, I agree it depends what it is. I buy some organic. If it is derived from an animal, I'm 100% organic. But is mostly due to how and what those animals are fed. I don't eat corn. At all. And I don't eat processed food, except for organic dairy and grains (bread, crackers, cereal) I want to know whats in my food!
  • Meaganandcheese
    Meaganandcheese Posts: 525 Member
    I choose organic produce, especially the dirty dozen, whenever possible, but I balance that with local and seasonal items. I'd rather buy something local than pay for organic from Argentina, for example. I also try to focus on less processed foods - low/no artificial ingredients, non-GMOs, reconizable ingredient lists etc.
  • TourThePast
    TourThePast Posts: 1,753 Member
    I'd rather buy something local than pay for organic from Argentina, for example.
    Very good point!

    I only wish it was simpler to make informed decisions.

    I like to buy flowers through the winter and particularly on Valentine's Day, and until recently have followed my ethos of buying mostly local produce.

    Only last year did I learn that due to England being very cold and dark during the winter months, it's far more environmentally damaging to heat and light greenhouses in order to force English flowers, than it is to simply fly outdoor-grown flowers up from Kenya.

    There definitely needs to be some form of reliable rating system
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