Explain why "organic" is better?

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  • lisamarie2181
    lisamarie2181 Posts: 560 Member
    The first paragraph was quoted, not sure why it didnt do a quote box lol must of did it wrong!
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    "With organic farming, farmers tend to rotate crops or just pull weeds to manage them. With conventional produce, they spray more pesticides, and rarely rotate the soil. "


    Well, every farmer I know rotates crops. Every.single.year. We rotate between wheat, soybeans,and feed corn. Granted our farmer (we lease our land to the neighbor) only does between 2K and 3K acres a year, so not a huge farming conglomerate. But all the farmers here definitely rotate their crops.

    And "pulling weeds" Really? On THOUSANDS of acres? Wow...so not going to sustain the world.


    EVERY farmer? EVERY single year? You must not know a lot about farming....

    Ever hear the term "corn on corn"?

    What part of "ever farmer I KNOW" didn't you get? How many farmers do you think I know? Less than 10. And they ALL rotate crops and do no-till.
  • omma_to_3
    omma_to_3 Posts: 3,265 Member
    "With organic farming, farmers tend to rotate crops or just pull weeds to manage them. With conventional produce, they spray more pesticides, and rarely rotate the soil. "


    Well, every farmer I know rotates crops. Every.single.year. We rotate between wheat, soybeans,and feed corn. Granted our farmer (we lease our land to the neighbor) only does between 2K and 3K acres a year, so not a huge farming conglomerate. But all the farmers here definitely rotate their crops.

    And "pulling weeds" Really? On THOUSANDS of acres? Wow...so not going to sustain the world.

    maybe you have too many acres.

    Um...how do you figure? I have 40 acres. Still wouldn't be out there pulling weeds on it. The local farmer is small in terms of farming and does 2 to 3 thousand acres a year. No one will be pulling weeds by hand on that land.
  • terrie_k
    terrie_k Posts: 406 Member
    Unless you grow it or it is in a greenhouse, farmer Joe may not be using chemicals for his "organic" food, but farmer Bob next door spraying on a windy day or allowing his pesticide to run-off into the community stream may be... don't believe everything. Governments set limits as to what is hazardous for our bodies and what isn't by doing lots of research and testing. If it is above the toxic limit, you will see it pulled from shelves.
  • terrie_k
    terrie_k Posts: 406 Member
    Explain why organic is better? I don't have to explain it, your taste buds will explain it. Go pick up an organic local cantaloupe and a pesticide sprayed conventional cantaloupe and have a taste off.
    They did this at a fair one time. Absolutely couldn't tell any difference. Anecdotes aren't evidence.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Unless you eat the peel, you can't tell (even if you do.. you can't tell). Most of the chemicals sprayed will be found at such a low level, no one can taste it. Peel it if you are worried.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Explain why organic is better? I don't have to explain it, your taste buds will explain it. Go pick up an organic local cantaloupe and a pesticide sprayed conventional cantaloupe and have a taste off.
    They did this at a fair one time. Absolutely couldn't tell any difference. Anecdotes aren't evidence.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Unless you eat the peel, you can't tell (even if you do.. you can't tell). Most of the chemicals sprayed will be found at such a low level, no one can taste it. Peel it if you are worried.

    You hit the nail on the head! Someone else mentioned bananas. Of course you won't taste chemicals on fruit if you are throwing the peel in the garbage.

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