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> organic crops use more land, more water, and produce less for sale You could say the same thing about grass grazing cows and free range chickens. But anyone
by reducesuffering 2y ago
> organic crops use more land, more water, and produce less for sale
You could say the same thing about grass grazing cows and free range chickens.
But anyone who’s had fresh home grown eggs, milk, or a 1/4 cow out in the country knows how much of a difference there is.
Just because something is maximally efficient, doesn’t mean it’s healthier. Just like Coca Cola isn’t healthier than Kefir.
- refactor_master 2y agoThat’s a strawman’s argument though. You can produce healthy kefir and cabbage at scale, which is healthier than any organic craft soda. The reality is that free range animals take up an incredible amount of resources for a small percentage of the population who can afford such luxury.
- reducesuffering 2y agoOf course you can produce healthy kefir and cabbage at scale, just as you can organic produce. But you can’t produce as much as Coca Cola and non-organic. Which is why I’m specifically refuting > organic crops use more land, more water, and produce less for sale Because it’s still true that no matter how much scale your Kefir has, those properties apply to it more than Coke. So let’s not talk about purely that you can make more non-organic, but about the tradeoff and what get from organic when you’re not making quite as much.