Is the whole organic experience a con?

Question

They used to grow veg natrually and all was good, Then they said they needed to put in additives and preservitives to make the food better for us and to last longer. But for them to do this they have to charge us more. And people paid.
Now they say, all the stuff they put into food is bad for you. But to grow it naturally they need to charge us more. And again people pay.
So is the whole thing a con? Or is organic best?

Answer 1

Yes it's a complete con.

All soil need replenishing and whether it's done with manure, mulch, or chemical fertilizers doesn't make any difference at all (to the food produced). Pesticides, feed additives, etc, are carefully regulated to an almost paranoid extent and the official limits in first world countries are way below any possible real danger to people.

Organic means "containing carbon" and marketing drones, hippies, farmers and so on, who use it to mean "wholesome" and "healthy" are either ignorant or trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

Anybody can label their produce "organic" because it doesn't have any real meaning in the context of food retail. Paying extra just for having a word printed on the packaging is foolish.

Answer 2

It's important to farm the land in the right way without putting in poisons and using natural methods so we don't damage the wild life and insects and flora. Also when we farm animals they should have happy lives without cruelty or over farming. If this is done there is no doubt the food would be healthy and the farming enhancing the land rather that making it into a cocktail of chemical dangers.

Everything that goes on to the land goes into our water which is another point.

Yes your right about some of the organic supermarket products, because they come from abroad so the damage to the environment cancels out any benefit to the earth and also we don't actually know if they are organic because others don't have the same restrictions as we do.

So yes it's being used by the money makers but also I recommend you go organic for your own health. Get local food when ever you can and when you can afford it. Grow your own and try to make a change.

I'm a brit by the way.

Answer 3

ORGANIC FOOD

to grow food really organically you have to put tons of compost and work with much more labor ,and big trucks
it is a lot more work ,but the plants & produce are better ,and the soil becomes what is called sustainable ,it gets better with time and farmers can continue to use the same land for many years

the chinampas of Mexico and the terazes of the incas are agricultural projects that continue to be productive after a thousand years ,this is called sustainability.
and they are agricultures that work with strickly organic methods
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CHEMICALLY GROWN
when a farmer uses chemicals he only needs a pickup truck becaues the chemicals come in kilos ,not tons like the composts,and he uses much less labor ,so it is much cheaper to produce ,

but the chemicals impregnate the fruits and vegetables people can get very sick.

apart from that ,the soil become poisoned which goes on to contaminate the ground waters which get purified for drinking water but the PH levels in the water rises which affects sexual devellopment in the fetuses of pregnant mothers ,not to speak of skin,eye and stomach complaints ,or have deformed babies if they get to much of it ,

apart from that the fertilizers in the end kill the micro organisms that make the soil and by the end of the day the soil is dead ,and turns into a dessert when the ground waters are overpumped and dry up .

CONCLUSION
so to chemically grow food is not a long term solution and is very bad for the environment ,with far reaching bad effects,on the people as well as on the land itself.

real organically grown food it more expensive ,but it is much healthier and socially responsible ,

THE POSSIBLE CONS
What is the con ,and this is very difficult to check is that a lot of food says it is grown organically and it is not
or it is grown with out chemicals ,but it does not use organics like composts .

100% SAFE VEGETABLES
the only way ,and this we teach now all over the world ,is to grow you own food .
and you would be suprised at how much you can grow in your back yard
even in 10 square meters ,some people even grow a few tomatoes in flower pots in apartments
this may sound crazy ,but if everybody did it it would be a heck opf a lot tomatoes that can come from an apartment building

PERMACULTURE
there is a whole movement that is geared to this small compact type of horticulture for amateurs ,people who have a backyard or an acre ,a hectare ,what ever
it is called Permaculture and here are some leads

Permaculture is a world recognised earth friendly movement but tends to include people that practice the concept and is active in all fields

Permaculture means permanent agriculture
a concept put forward by Bill Mollisson in the 60`s
which is a complete hand book for environmental design.

the Permaculture designers manual by Bill Mollison,which cost about 40 dollars.
and is the best all round book you can get.(tagiari publishing, [e-mail])

Answer 4

Organics are a marketing tool to separate you from your money. They still use fertilizer and pesticides to grow the fool, it's just that they are organic too. In fact, they have to use even more of them to grow the same amount of food.

You know the killer spinach in California a few months ago, well that came from an organic farm.

Answer 5

Where did you get the idea that we pay more for additives and preservatives? I am pretty sure those things increase production and reduce spoilage, and so lower the price of the food.

Anyway, I am no big fan of organic food, but it does sometimes taste better. My kids like organic milk better than regular, so I buy it.

Answer 6

To my mind organic is a bit of a con, especially when we import it long distances. I'd rather buy (and do) locally grown produce, which has much less of a carbon footprint than, say organic onions imported from France etc.

In a similar way, surely it is better to eat locally grown apples, rather than "fairtrade" bananas imported from half-way around the world?

Answer 7

I've seen the list of chemicals and artifical fertilizers farmers are allowed to use on 'organic' produce. It's all a load of rubbish! The only real organic stuff you can guarantee is the stuff from your own garden.

Answer 8

No it just is a different healthy choice lifestyle is all.
The term replys to Chemical Free..

Answer 9

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Answer 10

everything is a con.
however organic must be best if no chemicals are involved.