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Organic agriculture is a colossal hoax
- GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago" In a classic study, UC Berkeley biochemist Bruce Ames and his colleagues found that “99.99 percent (by weight) of the pesticides in the American diet are chemicals that plants produce to defend themselves.” " This is on the same level of "co2 from trees is a major contributor to global warming", and I wasn't at all surprised to see that the author is at the Hoover Institute.
- greenyoda 11y agoThe article from Scientific American that this article links to has much more scientific detail on the pesticides that are used in organic farming, and seems fairly trustworthy: Are lower pesticide residues a good reason to buy organic? Probably not. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/pesticides-food-fears/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/pesticides...
- eip 11y agoNice try Monsanto.