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FWIW: "Organic" != "Pesticide Free". Rather it means that the compounds sprayed on the crops are "organic" in origin. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scie
by fr0sty 8y ago
FWIW: "Organic" != "Pesticide Free". Rather it means that the compounds sprayed on the crops are "organic" in origin.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/httpblogsscientificamericancomscience-sushi20110718mythbusting-101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/httpblogs...
- jvican 8y agoAn interesting EU study about organic farming clarifies this further. I find this image to be a nice way to summarize the use of pesticides in organic farming. https://imgur.com/a/WjRHpk9 https://imgur.com/a/WjRHpk9 The EU article is called "Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture", I recommend peeking it. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/581922/EPRS_STU(2016)581922_EN.pdf http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2016/58192...
- byproxy 8y agoI wonder how the EU regulations for organic farming compare to the US regulations.