The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #114893   Message #2454753
Posted By: Paul Burke
01-Oct-08 - 09:57 AM
Thread Name: BS: Organic Food
Subject: RE: BS: Organic Food
D. Better for the ground. In many cases, the produce is healthier and less likely to be toxic* than mass- produced stuff, but a lot more expensive and often of lower quality. I'll skip supermarket stuff, often flown in at vast carbon cost, if it's really organic at all, and not just an excuse for a price premium. I'll eat the locally grown stuff if it looks good and is reasonably priced.

* Remember ergot and the many other fungally- and bacterially- produced toxins that occur purely "naturally".