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What do you think about "Organic" food?
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tomspug
Absorbant
Ooh! I love home-grown tomatoes too! They're so easy to take care of in California.
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
I always buy organic when buying milk and dairy products. I make sure to get eggs from cage-free hens and if at all possible, stick to organic when buying meat. I don't buy a whole lot of meat anyway. As far as fruits and vegis go, I sometimes buy organic and sometimes don't. My main reasons for buying organic foods are out of concern for animals rights as opposed to concern over my own health. They can sure be expensive though!
tomspug
Absorbant
So you endorse organic meats, but what about produce? I also endorse more expensive meats for the sake of humanity.
I tend to avoid preservatives for two reasons: one, it may be healthier, and two, it decreases my "carbon footprint" by endorsing foods that require less travel and quicker, natural expirations.
I tend to avoid preservatives for two reasons: one, it may be healthier, and two, it decreases my "carbon footprint" by endorsing foods that require less travel and quicker, natural expirations.
Hema
Sweet n Spicy
Sometimes my dad grows an organic garden and once when I tasted the tomatoes he grew, they were the sweetest I ever tasted in my entire life! Most tomatoes I buy these days have a slightly sour taste.
I think that organic food is generally healthier because of the lack of chemicals.
That's very kind of you Katzpur. I am all for animal rights.
Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
I know you are, Hema, and you're a better example of practicing what you preach than I am. :yes:That's very kind of you Katzpur. I am all for animal rights.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I can't afford to shop at these organic sections, or stores that sell nothing but organic.
TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
Organic food is good, and there are aesthetic differences that I have detected. I would say that there are probably health benefits as well.
But really, how organic can a monoculture get?
But really, how organic can a monoculture get?
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In the case of coffee, I was once told that lack of "organic" certification doesn't necessarily mean a whole lot. There are large plantations that do spray their crops, but smaller producers often don't use pesticides or fertilizers simply because they can't afford them... but at the same time, they also can't afford the certification fees to be officially labelled "organic".
TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
Even technically speaking, not all food is organic in the sense that you are saying. Not all food is or used to be a living organism (minerals, most notably).
The "organic" certification only means it has passed a standard of growing and processing defined by the people certifying it. As one may guess, the definition is solely dependent on the certifyer, but the general idea is that foods certified organic are "all natural" and contain no artificial additives.
I try to buy organic as much as possible, but my first priority is to buy local. Most of the time, when you come across food from a LARGE company that produces certified organic goods, they may not use chemicals or hormones or antibiotics in their produce or meat or dairy, but they are no less industrial than, say, Tyson is with it's chickens.
In my opinion, the lower down on the food chain you can eat, the better. Ideally, we should be growing our own food and raising our own livestock, since we wouldn't be depending at all on petroleum to get our sustenance. And so the more local, the better.
If you eat beef or drink cow's milk....... look for them from grass-fed cattle. Just eat beef or steaks from grass-fed cattle as much as possible. Cows get horribly sick from eating the grains and corn that we feed them on the feedlots. This is why they're so pumped full of antibiotics. Cows were meant to forage for grass, and they are much healthier - and hence, their meat is too - when their stomachs have the chance to digest the food they were built to eat.
Sorry, I'm currently reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, and he describes the politics and the huge agribusiness of the food industry down to the tiniest detail, and it's fascinating stuff. I'm just about ready to chuck my career as a dancer and move out to the country to become a "grass farmer."
In my opinion, the lower down on the food chain you can eat, the better. Ideally, we should be growing our own food and raising our own livestock, since we wouldn't be depending at all on petroleum to get our sustenance. And so the more local, the better.
If you eat beef or drink cow's milk....... look for them from grass-fed cattle. Just eat beef or steaks from grass-fed cattle as much as possible. Cows get horribly sick from eating the grains and corn that we feed them on the feedlots. This is why they're so pumped full of antibiotics. Cows were meant to forage for grass, and they are much healthier - and hence, their meat is too - when their stomachs have the chance to digest the food they were built to eat.
Sorry, I'm currently reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, and he describes the politics and the huge agribusiness of the food industry down to the tiniest detail, and it's fascinating stuff. I'm just about ready to chuck my career as a dancer and move out to the country to become a "grass farmer."
TurkeyOnRye
Well-Known Member
I try to buy organic as much as possible, but my first priority is to buy local. Most of the time, when you come across food from a LARGE company that produces certified organic goods, they may not use chemicals or hormones or antibiotics in their produce or meat or dairy, but they are no less industrial than, say, Tyson is with it's chickens.
In my opinion, the lower down on the food chain you can eat, the better. Ideally, we should be growing our own food and raising our own livestock, since we wouldn't be depending at all on petroleum to get our sustenance. And so the more local, the better.
If you eat beef or drink cow's milk....... look for them from grass-fed cattle. Just eat beef or steaks from grass-fed cattle as much as possible. Cows get horribly sick from eating the grains and corn that we feed them on the feedlots. This is why they're so pumped full of antibiotics. Cows were meant to forage for grass, and they are much healthier - and hence, their meat is too - when their stomachs have the chance to digest the food they were built to eat.
Sorry, I'm currently reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, and he describes the politics and the huge agribusiness of the food industry down to the tiniest detail, and it's fascinating stuff. I'm just about ready to chuck my career as a dancer and move out to the country to become a "grass farmer."
You're reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan too?! Wow! What a coincidence; I am too!
If you like that, be sure to pick up The Botany of Desire.
Green Gaia
Veteran Member
In general, I think they are worth it and buy them when I can afford them, but prefer local grown when in season.
You're reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan too?! Wow! What a coincidence; I am too!
If you like that, be sure to pick up The Botany of Desire.
I'm looking forward to it, TOR.
Oh, and I *heart* Joel Salatin, if know who I'm talking about from the book. :hearts:
mrscardero
Kal-El's Mama
I have recently started buying organic for myself.
I also don't eat anything made with wheat flour
or anything with gluten. I drink soy milk instead
of regular milk. I have noticed it has helped with my
stomach problems. I was seeing a digestive disease
doctor for a while until my chiropractor put me on a
diet that is wheat free and gluten free. Now I don't
see that digestive disease doctor anymore. My
chiropractor has cured me twice.
Newsletter:
I also don't eat anything made with wheat flour
or anything with gluten. I drink soy milk instead
of regular milk. I have noticed it has helped with my
stomach problems. I was seeing a digestive disease
doctor for a while until my chiropractor put me on a
diet that is wheat free and gluten free. Now I don't
see that digestive disease doctor anymore. My
chiropractor has cured me twice.
Newsletter:
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I do. I've drastically revamped my diet. I will never eat fast food again, and I will not eat any foods that have any sort of preservative, additive, or other chemical that shouldn't be there. There are also a couple local farms near me that I plan on getting eggs, chickens, and fruits and veggies from.
It's overall more expensive, but I think it's worth it.
It's overall more expensive, but I think it's worth it.