small dead animals (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Just noticed this fine piece of blasphemy debunking organic food myths via the corner:They're not healthier or better for the environment – and they're packed with pesticides. In an age of climate change and shortages, these foods are an indugence...
Venture Chronicles (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Here’s a sobering look at the organic food industry and what's interesting to consider is that the myths debunked here are simply not questioned by consumers, who almost universally believe that organic food is better when in fact it appears that the only certainty about organics is that it is a reliable strategy for boosting [...]
Total Drek (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Folks who know me are aware that I am something of a fan of technology. This may come from my long experience with science fiction or just a certain predilection towards gadgets but, whatever the origins, I am intrigued by the possibilities presented by science and new inventions. This, of course, serves as my own particular hubris : confronted by a new problem my mind almost always seeks to solve...
Bill Totten's Weblog (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
The great organic myths Why organic foods are an indulgence the world can't afford They're not healthier or better for the environment - and they're packed with pesticides. In an age of climate change and shortages, these foods are an indugence the world can't afford. by Rob Johnston Independent.co.uk (May 01 2008) Myth one: Organic farming is good for the environment The study of Life Cycle Assessments...
Quotulatiousness (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
I found this article to be an eye-opener: I knew that many people seriously over-estimated the value of organic foods, but the situation is much, much worse than I thought: Myth three: Organic farming doesn't use pesticides Food scares are...
halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
If it's gonna go in my mouth... that's another thing entirely... If financially pinched Americans opt for the cheapest (and the least healthful) foods rather than cook their own, the food industry will continue to reach for the lowest common denominator. To encourage small, diversified farms is not to make a nostalgic bid to revert to the agrarian ways of our ancestors. It is to look toward the future,...
