So. I was wondering what other people think about the organic foods debate, so if you think they are the only foods are good or if some foods don’t matter.
I for one only eat unprocessed foods. I only buy organic meat and eat wild game. In the summer I garden all my vegetables and herbs. But in the winter I buy everything from the store and only my greens and herbs organic. And I make all my own bread and granola bars and everything.
What’s are everyone else’s opinions on this matter? Are organic foods just a trend to some people? Just cause they are organic are they healthy? and anything else you want to throw in!
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Going organic should largely be about supporting more local, sustainable, environmentally conscious and humane ways to produce food. In my experience, a lot of organic produce is superior largely because it comes from local sources, and has been handled a lot less, and ripened on the vine more than non-organic produce.
Non-organic food is safe to eat with proper washing, and there are sources of contamination and spoilage that can happen even with organic methods. Modern methods of food production are still important to feeding the massive number of people on this planet, but organic food is a good step toward finding ways to do so more sustainably, and with greater scale, costs can come down so more people can afford to buy organic.
The USDA has not determind that Organic products have any real health benefits.
Butcher the USDA has done no such thing-they cannot say that ANY crop no matter how it was grown is any more or less nutritious than any other crop. But independent studies in both the USA and other countries has found quite the opposite. But since testing nutrition in food crops takes years to do and this sort of thing was started around 2002 when Federal governments regulated organic.
Me, I have a sustainable farm where I grow 50+ fruit, veggie and herbs crops 10 to 12 months of the year in Ohio. I used to get my farm certified organic before the USDA took over and switched from supporting small farms to supporting industrial organics in 2001. We are big into season extension and use simple unheated hoop houses that enable us to grow 12 months a year most years and definitely 10 months a year all years
I eat local and organic year round and have for almost 20 years. I grow most of my own produce and can and freeze a lot of that for winter use. I raise pastured chickens for meat. I buy eggs, milk and meat I do not raise myself from other local and organic farmers. We grow a lot of food fr winter storage such as onions, winter squash, potatoes, garlic, carrots, parsnips, turnips. etc.. Why just last night we had friends over for dinner and served them a 100% organic and local dinner in January. I am here to debunk they myth there is no local food available in the northern USA in winter. We had a great chicken dinner with carrots, parsnips and home made wheat bread
