Why I Don't Buy Organic, and Why You Might Not Want to Either

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Post by kevbam » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:07 PM UTC

Why I Don't Buy Organic, and Why You Might Not Want to Either
forbes.com

Re: Why I Don't Buy Organic, and Why You Might Not Want to Either

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Post by conradk » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:27 PM UTC

From the author's bio: "Since April of 2016 I work part time for the non-profit, CropLife Foundation communicating the benefits of crop protection agents"

To read it yourself, go to https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage, then click on "Full bio"

Re: Why I Don't Buy Organic, and Why You Might Not Want to Either

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Post by srehnborg » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:33 PM UTC

conradk wrote: post #2

From the author's bio: "Since April of 2016 I work part time for the non-profit, CropLife Foundation communicating the benefits of crop protection agents" To read it yourself, go to https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage , then click on "Full bio"

Great find. No bias at all...

Plenty of articles say that organic is not worth it due to no nutritional value. That is not the reason I've ever heard anybody say they purchase organic fruits and veggies. It's the chemicals.

I don't want to eat food that has been sprayed with chemicals over and over again to kill the various predators to that plant. I also don't want those chemicals to be in the water supply or ground.

It's more than just nutrition.

Re: Why I Don't Buy Organic, and Why You Might Not Want to Either

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Post by dsfyu404ed » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:36 PM UTC

conradk wrote: post #2

From the author's bio: "Since April of 2016 I work part time for the non-profit, CropLife Foundation communicating the benefits of crop protection agents" To read it yourself, go to https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage , then click on "Full bio"

Most of the authors for opinion pieces that get posted here have backgrounds that would imply they're less than impartial. Nobody ever checks when they agree though.

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Post by gicadin » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:37 PM UTC

Although I agree that buying everything organic is irrational there are certain products where the organic version is quite different. A good example are tomatoes where market bought often taste like plastic. This is my personal taste and opinion but i've validated it in my circle of friends.

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Post by couchand » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:37 PM UTC

The author does a fantastic job arguing against a straw man and distracting the reader.

Hey, sometimes conventional farms actually use reasonable techniques! That means they're just as good, right?

Hey, look at my cute granddaughter. Those conventional raspberries must be great, right?

We can use a little less land to grow most crops if we do it conventionally, that makes it okay, right?

Some big bad marketers work for companies selling organic products, which makes organic bad, right?

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Post by mapleoin » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

> the actual pesticides used today are mostly relatively non-toxic to humans

Love this! "mostly relatively" won't kill you... maybe...

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Post by severine » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

conradk wrote: post #2

From the author's bio: "Since April of 2016 I work part time for the non-profit, CropLife Foundation communicating the benefits of crop protection agents" To read it yourself, go to https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage , then click on "Full bio"

Thanks. Just in case anyone still wants to read the article but couldn't: https://outline.com/gswB27

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Post by 0xEFF » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

srehnborg wrote: post #3

conradk wrote: post #2

From the author's bio: "Since April of 2016 I work part time for the non-profit, CropLife Foundation communicating the benefits of crop protection agents" To read it yourself, go to https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage , then click on "Full bio"

Great find. No bias at all... Plenty of articles say that organic is not worth it due to no nutritional value. That is not the reason I've ever heard anybody say they purchase organic fruits and veggies. It's the chemicals. I don't want to eat food that has been sprayed with chemicals over and over again to kill the various predators to that plant. I also don't want those chemicals to be in the water supply or ground…

He addresses safety and chemicals at length in the article. Natural chemicals do not mean they’re non-toxic. Organic does not mean no pesticides.

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Post by JeremyBanks » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

srehnborg wrote: post #3

conradk wrote: post #2

From the author's bio: "Since April of 2016 I work part time for the non-profit, CropLife Foundation communicating the benefits of crop protection agents" To read it yourself, go to https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensavage , then click on "Full bio"

Great find. No bias at all... Plenty of articles say that organic is not worth it due to no nutritional value. That is not the reason I've ever heard anybody say they purchase organic fruits and veggies. It's the chemicals. I don't want to eat food that has been sprayed with chemicals over and over again to kill the various predators to that plant. I also don't want those chemicals to be in the water supply or ground…

Enjoy your environmentally-wasteful famine-enhancing feel-good food.