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The so called organic food has little to do with environment preservation. One can use pesticides in organic farming. They just have to be "natural". But I wond
by varajelle 5y ago
The so called organic food has little to do with environment preservation.
One can use pesticides in organic farming. They just have to be "natural". But I wonder if these so called natural pesticides are any less dangerous.
Also by requiring more soil to grow this isn't sustainable to feed the human population.
Organic food is for a bunch of people scared of modern technology. Some usually take alternative medicine such as homeopathy and are afraid of electromagnetic waves.
They claim buying organic is better for the environment and their health. But that's in fact the opposite
- mercacona 5y agoI don’t know how it works everywhere, but in EU, buying organic means buying “regulated and supervised crops”. Organic, here, it’s more expensive mainly because your production needs to be accounted. Tech side, it’s as “modern” as the non-organic farming; but just regulated and controlled. Most of the non-organic crops in my country are just not at all supervised and uneducated farmers that constantly commit ecological harm because the more x I put in the field the better it should work. So, I prefer to pay a little more to eat a fruit produced with some sciences and technicians involved in the production.
- varajelle 5y agoI'm also on the EU, and the EU has also many rules for "traditional" agriculture, it is also regulated and controlled. The problem I have with the Bio label is that these extra rules are counter productive. - no use of artificial pesticides (but still allow "natural" ones) - no use of mineral fertilizer - no use of GMO - no use of artificial food colouring or aromas or conservative. The thing is that there is little evidence that any of this is better for health or for the environment.