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.- 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.
- Organic farms use more fuel per vegetable because each acre has a smaller yield than conventional farming.
- There is no correlation between pesticides and rising cancer rates. In fact, cancer rates are falling.
- 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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