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4 startling facts about the organic food found in your reusable grocery bag

I try to buy local before I buy organic but when it comes down to organic apples versus apples from some unknown source, I'll take organic every time (well, unless they're $5 a pound and then I pass ... quickly). I do this automatically because I believe that organic is better for me and my family. The question is, how much of what I believe is fact and how much is myth? A recent article by Ronald Bailey would have me believe that nearly everything "good" about organic is a fallacy.
  1. Organic milk requires as much as 80% more land use than conventional. This has the potential to raise global warming and release more nitrates into groundwater.
  2. Organic farms use more fuel per vegetable because each acre has a smaller yield than conventional farming.
  3. There is no correlation between pesticides and rising cancer rates. In fact, cancer rates are falling.
  4. There is no conclusive evidence that organic food is healthier. As soon as one study comes out claiming it is, another one is released rebutting it.

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