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What are the effects of Organic Food Production?
what are the chemicals and other substances involved in Organic Pesticide? (i heard you need up to use much more of it since its inefficient, so its worse sort of.)
What are the effects of Organic Farming on the environment? (i heard it takes up more land, so more destruction of forests is required)
Is organic food healthier? (i heard its genetically the same as other foods, and some say it has more nutrition while other studies say it doesnt)
(would be nice if you could source it)
Thanks for your help!
1) One of the major points of organic farming is to cut down on the rampant use of pesticide and fertilizer. They do not use any synthetic chemicals for pest/fert, and thus use stuff like ladybugs to kill pests and rotting fish to fertilize the land.
2) You use up more land per unit of production, but you don’t destroy forests to make more land. There’s plenty of arable space left unfarmed in the USA and other "organic conscious" countries. In addition, organic farms leave the ecosystem in much better shape since the plants there are more diverse.
Also, "A 2003 investigation by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs in the UK found, similar to other reports, that organic farming "can produce positive environmental benefits""
3) organic food is genetically the same, but we have no conclusive evidence for or against the nutrition claims. However, they have noticeably less pesticide, which can be a plus in your "is this food healthier" decision.
How will the stimulus bill effect the organic food industry?
As we all know, organic food prices are higher than those of which were conventionally grown. Can the stimulus bill that was just passed help out the organic food industry, therefore lowering down prices? Or will this issue be swept under the carpet?
‘Organic’ foods are a fraud used to make those who are ignorant but have money pay more for their food (they aren’t any better than conventionally grown foods despite costing more).
A stimulus bill is unlikely to do anything to help that sector of the economy although it should really be used to put the ‘organic’ foods movement out of existence (but that won’t happen either, there’s just too much money being made from that fraud).
In terms of whether the prices of ‘organic’ foods can be lowered, that’s very unlikely to happen due to the irrational ban on use of modern technology (synthetic fertiliser and pesticides are some of the most important agricultural technologies, banning most uses of them (the bans the ‘organic’ movement actually imposes tend to be very inconsistent) is going to hurt your yields in a big way) in the ‘organic’ farming movement resulting in lower yields and higher manual labour required (remember that progress in civilisation occurred because farmers became unemployed).
Would you prefer all food to be organic?
Do you think the new trend of eating healthy will catch on?
Is organic food going to replace all other food one day?
What is the difference?
What are the benefits?
Ideally, yes. Organic fods are grownwithout pesticides, hormones and the like, which makes it healthier for the land and the body.
Organic Produce at Beverly Hills Farmers Market
Partners Trust’s Tanaz Akhlaghi ventures into the Beverly Hills Farmers Market to sample the organic produce and talk to some local farmers and restaurant owners.
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Are there any online services that deliver organic food to your home in Florida?
I just moved to Florida from Michigan and I’m looking for an online service that delivers organic food to your home. I have found a few places, but they don’t seem to deliver to my area. I’m in Sarasota County. Anyone know of a place that will deliver here??? Thanks!
Publix grocery stores have an organic food section, but you will need to call your local store to see if they have such a service, as it seems that they do not have such a program from a corporate level. You can also try one of the "personal shopper" services in the area. They may already have relationships with several organic food stores in the area.
Why do you buy organic food? Have you investigated its supposed benefits?
I’m really frustrated at the cult-like adoption of organic food amongst a certain demographic. Did you know that:
* the safety standards that many anti-GM (genetically modified) food campaigners want to impose on GM food couldn’t be passed by organic food?
* no chicken has contained hormones for decades? (It was made illegal in the 60s/70s, depending on country)
* testing shows that >90% of non-organic food has zero detectable residue? (And the remaining generally having measurements that are magnitudes lower than the scientifically established safe exposure levels.)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1167293.ece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food
If you still buy organic food after investigation, is it because you don’t believe that the science is accurate, or because you eat organic food for other than nutritional or environmental reasons?
When you say ORGANIC…you must be more specific…USDA organic means about Zilch…they have set the bar so low that it is nothing these days.
I keep this in mind when shopping:
Most Contaminated: The Dirty Dozen
Consistent with two previous EWG investigations, fruits topped the list of the consistently most contaminated fruits and vegetables, with eight of the 12 most contaminated foods. Among the top six were four fruits, with peaches leading the list, then strawberries, apples and nectarines. Pears, cherries, red raspberries, and imported grapes were the other four fruits in the top 12. Among these eight fruits:
Nectarines had the highest percentage of samples test positive for pesticides (97.3 percent), followed by pears (94.4 percent) and peaches (93.7 percent).
Nectarines also had the highest likelihood of multiple pesticides on a single sample — 85.3 percent had two or more pesticide residues — followed by peaches (79.9 percent) and cherries (75.8 percent).
Peaches and raspberries had the most pesticides detected on a single sample with nine pesticides on a single sample, followed by strawberries and apples, where eight pesticides were found on a single sample.
Peaches had the most pesticides overall with some combination of up to 45 pesticides found on the samples tested, followed by raspberries with 39 pesticides and apples and strawberries, both with 36.
Spinach, celery, potatoes, and sweet bell peppers are the vegetables most likely to expose consumers to pesticides. Among these four vegetables:
Celery had the highest of percentage of samples test positive for pesticides (94.5 percent), followed by spinach (83.4 percent) and potatoes (79.3 percent).
Celery also had the highest likelihood of multiple pesticides on a single vegetable (78 percent of samples), followed by spinach (51.8 percent) and sweet bell peppers (48.5 percent).
Spinach was the vegetable with the most pesticides detected on a single sample (10 found on one sample), followed by celery and sweet bell peppers (both with nine).
Sweet bell peppers were the vegetable with the most pesticides overall with 39, followed by spinach at 36 and celery and potatoes, both with 29.
Least Contaminated: Consistently Clean
The vegetables least likely to have pesticides on them are sweet corn, avocado, cauliflower, asparagus, onions, peas and broccoli.
Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of the pea and broccoli samples had no detectable pesticides. Among the other vegetables on the least-contaminated list, there were no detectable residues on 90 percent or more of the samples.
Multiple pesticide residues are extremely rare on any of these least contaminated vegetables. Broccoli had the highest likelihood, with a 2.6 percent chance of more than one pesticide when ready to eat. Avocado and corn both had the lowest chance with zero samples containing more than one pesticide when eaten.
The greatest number of pesticides detected on a single sample of any of these low-pesticide vegetables was three as compared to 10 found on spinach, the most contaminated crop with the most residues.
Broccoli and onions both had the most pesticides found on a single vegetable crop at up to 17 pesticides but far fewer than the most contaminated vegetable, sweet bell peppers, on which 39 were found.
The five fruits least likely to have pesticide residues on them are pineapples, mangoes, bananas, kiwi and papaya.
Fewer than 10 percent of pineapple and mango samples had detectable pesticides on them and fewer than one percent of samples had more than one pesticide residue.
Though 53 percent of bananas had detectable pesticides, multiple residues are rare with only 4.7 percent of samples containing more than one residue. Kiwi and papaya had residues on 23.6 percent and 21.7 percent of samples, respectively, and just 10.4 percent and 5.6 percent of samples, respectively, had multiple pesticide residues.
There is FAR too much hype put on the Organic Stamp of approval…..BUT …the things which are bad are ,very bad….I have a degree in Horticulture and keep my Pesticide Application License.
The main issue with most pesticides used that they tend to ACCUMULATE in the system….they don’t just go away…BUT that being said…If you just rinse most of your Fruits and Veggies with water you will be OK!
Most of the hype given to the Organic’s these days is all about the Bottom line…if it is Coceived that it is harder to grow then it MUST be worth more Money!
Is the organic food business a scam?
I’ve seldom seen anyone who is an admitted organic food buyer be any healthier than the standard consumer. I even knew several people who got sick from these foods. And then there’s the grocers that buy standard food, re-label it as "organic" and hike the price. Does the organic food biz appeal more to people’s fears than common sense?
It depends on the product , but I would buy organic if I made upper class income acutally, but im working class chump so its frozen vegtables, and grab a head of brocolli when its cheap. For example organic, oero those are a rip off, or organic potato chips that another rip off too. Produce i rather have organic at times since its not, so much nasty chemicals in it. Its using common sense with organic.
Whole Foods Market “Organic” food made in China !!!!
I was shocked to watch ABC I-Team news about your organic products. The show pointed out how you have been deceiving your customers for years including me. Your products stated certified organic Californian etc while it printed with small letters in the back Made in China. We all know the Chinese products are not certified organic by FDA and there is no way you can insist they are.
LINK TO ORIGINAL STORY:
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0508/521743.html
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what are exact differences between food and Organic food?
Hi everyone, I am wondering what are the differences between the regular food we buy at the store with organic? I know it has more vitamins, minerals and less bad stuff ,so could you please explain how much. Also how dangerous can be non organic food?
Thank you!
The only difference between organic food and "regular" food is that organic foods are grown without the use of certain chemical fertilizers, insecticides, hormones, etc.
People who favor organic foods want to avoid eating these chemicals and hormones and also want to reduce the environmental impact of commercial farming practices.
Organic foods do not have more vitamins and minerals.
However, for processed foods, like soups, rice mixes, cereals, crackers etc, the organic products tend to focus more on wholesome, natural nutrition. Sometimes they may be more nutritious than their non-organic counterparts, but that’s not because the ingredients are organic. It is because they’ve prioritized nutrition and are willing to spend more money on it (and pass that cost on to the consumer).
Organic Feast Fresh Produce Report 22/02/10
Organic Feasts online fresh produce report for customers who order online. To help you make a more informed choice about the food you eat
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