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I'm confused too - I thought 'organic' meant no pesticides were used.
by gameshot911 11y ago
I'm confused too - I thought 'organic' meant no pesticides were used.
- Angostura 11y agoIt depends quite considerably on which country you're in. In the UK 'organic' is heavily regulated and means pretty much that, in the U.S it's more lax. But my guess is that the poster is saying that because organic farmers have a much smaller range of less potent sprays available, they have to spray more by volume.
- Melting_Harps 11y agoHmmm.. you'd be surprised, mate; I did spend time in the West part of England and the occasional use of artificial pesticide was not uncommon especially when your top soil has been washed away and been battered due to flooding/erosion like it was in 2014 during those storms. Organic is a label, that while better than conventional is not to be blindly accepted as a panacea--that is why the community part of CSA should not be forgotten.
- gpvos 11y agoCSA = Community-supported agriculture
- Angostura 11y agoI would be surprised, yes. There is a very short list of pesticides that can be used and a slightly longer list that can be used with specific permission. Which pesticides were being used on your farm? And did the farm lose organic certification. But even more - what has pesticide use got to do with top-soil loss? I'm not quite clear.
- domas 11y agoUsually "organic" means that no synthetic pesticides or genetic modification were used. You are allowed to use pesticides from natural sources. In practice it means that organic farmers are using less effective pesticides and must use more of it to reach the same effectiveness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_certification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_certification It's a classic Appeal to nature tactic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_nature