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>> Why create an arbitrary new category of food based on a fallacy? I thought organic food was bringing back an old category of food that just happened to have
by slantyyz 14y ago
>> Why create an arbitrary new category of food based on a fallacy?
I thought organic food was bringing back an old category of food that just happened to have a new name. Just like how people like to add the word "artisanal" to foods. It's a newish word (marketing wise) to describe doing things the old way.
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- r00fus 14y ago> I thought organic food was bringing back an old category of food that just happened to have a new name. It's an quality standards certification [1]. Part of it is "doing things the old fashioned way" but that's mainly a reaction to the negatives of big-agribusiness over-use of irradiation and pesticides... as new way of meeting organic requirements are found, as long as the quality standard is met, it's still organic. That's not to say the term "organic" hasn't been co-opted, much like "green", or "hybrid" [2] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_certification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_certification [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing
- derleth 14y ago> over-use of irradiation Just curious, what are the downsides of over-use of irradiation? Be as specific as you can, please.
- MartinCron 14y agoI prefer the notion of labeling adulterated foods as "imitation", so when you go to the grocery store, you'll see things like "imitation" bread, cheese, etc.
- jonny_eh 14y agoFarming has been evolving for thousands of years. There is no "old way".