re: #295 Locker

I’ve bought organic in the past but the following article was fairly eye opening:

[Link: www.timesonline.co.uk…]

Certainly true that there are no discernible health benefits. Other benefits - lower reliance on oil for food production, in the form of fertilizers and pesticides; less risk of producing antibiotic-resistant bacteria and viruses that could infect humans; more humane treatment of livestock - can also be debated, but are more tangible. Although the difference between organically grown fruits and vegetables and those produced by ordinary commercial methods are so small, as a practical matter, that those enchanted by pictures of cows and chickens lolling around in sunny meadows would be shocked, and if visiting either operation would be hard pressed to tell the difference.

See The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan for a very good exploration of this whole debate.