RE: Scientific arguments for eating Organic/non-GMO food?
June 9, 2015 at 11:30 pm
(This post was last modified: June 9, 2015 at 11:44 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Organics as soil management, will get you the full load of science. Apparently, useful soil isn't -exactly- a renewable resource. Additionally, broad spectrum soil fumigants (as used in strawberry production) and foliar sprays (as used in tomato production) accelerate the deterioration initiated in the main by heavy tillage (shared by both organics and conventionals).
One method, conventional, produces more food.
The other, organics, produce healthier soils.
If you value healthy soil, and soil conservation - than organics may appeal to you on those grounds. Conventionals -could- focus on soil and achieve similar results..but the focus with conventionals is currently in extracting as much as possible -from- the soil, not building up superdirt.
(I know that's not directly an argument for -eating- organic food.....but it's on the periphery, I think - and many others seem to think. Time it hits the table there's no difference, eat the organic, eat the conventional, eat the gmo..it's all the same. Before the table, though, you might be able to get your food to do work you're interested in.)
One method, conventional, produces more food.
The other, organics, produce healthier soils.
If you value healthy soil, and soil conservation - than organics may appeal to you on those grounds. Conventionals -could- focus on soil and achieve similar results..but the focus with conventionals is currently in extracting as much as possible -from- the soil, not building up superdirt.
(I know that's not directly an argument for -eating- organic food.....but it's on the periphery, I think - and many others seem to think. Time it hits the table there's no difference, eat the organic, eat the conventional, eat the gmo..it's all the same. Before the table, though, you might be able to get your food to do work you're interested in.)
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