Comments on: Can Organic Farming Save the World? Or is Poison Better?

By: Nutrition Researchers

Nutrition Researchers — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:29:03 +0000

ZachMoses: Strange way to look at this. It takes a bit of research to make a logical, educated decision about organics. If you understand the politics of commercial farming you will realize that there are tremendous subsidies that go on that reduce prices. Plus, if you want to use the word “mafia,” you should consider the fact that the magnificent economic power of commercial farming (not ma and pa outfits) is used as leverage against small growers, including organic farmers. Much of this is done through lobbying and exerting pressure on our federal agencies. Not right, but it’s a fact of life in Washington, DC. Go to the Organic Consumers Association to read the back articles and further understand this problem. Commercial growers create cheaper crops. Like any other business, when you can mass produce you can create cheaper goods. Cheaper goods come about through the use of chemicals, government subsidies, buyout of the “the little guy” farmer who used to be the backbone of this nation, and monopolization of marketing avenues. That sounds a little bit more like mafia tactics than small farmers trying to compete in an industry wherein the deck is stacked against them.

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By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:05:53 +0000

We’re looking very seriously at creating a root cellar so we can store up our fresh local organic produce such as squashes and apples well into the winter. Freezing, canning, and such are also growing in importance so we can extend our access to the fresh local organic fruits and veggies longer and longer. My 10 yr old loves that we can make enough jam out of our own wild blackberries, local blueberries and strawberries, to see us through the winter to the next berry season. Winter need not be a ‘season of discontent’ and imported sprayed/treated produce.

By: Palm Springs Savant

Palm Springs Savant — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:35:50 +0000

I was so happy to see this post today, as I just wrote something similar on my own blog today. I am an advocate for organic foods because I believe we need to reduce the amount of pesticides we consume from our food supply. Thanks for posting this!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:31:22 +0000

Hello I am currently on a prescribed diet restricted to vegetables fruits and fish and small quantities of organic dairy. I hope to get rid of Staph completely with the help of specially perscribed herbal gelcaps. This method has worked to get rid of the original Staph infection but it managed to spread to my shin with the wrong goat cheese containing animal rennet. I’m hoping with continued vegetarian diet and herbs I will get rid of this infection for good. I have been vegetarian for a year and and four months. At times I have been asymptomatic only to see it recurr with a taste of the wrong food. I have even been so strict on veggies that I watched my muscle tone, fingers, and toes look twice their age. I’ve learned that small quantities of dairy can be good for the immune system as well as save my looks. I have seen organic cheeses work much better for me regardless of the fact that they come from cow’s milk. I’m also concerned about pesticides as another winter with imported fruits and vegetables is headed our way. Thank you for the information.- Andy in Richmond, Virginia