And a much higher incidence of e-coli and other bacteria. Ain't that the shits? Ya can cook yer veggies as all humans should but ya can still get the shits... ya just won't die from them.

That's just plain wrong, gnu. Why would there be a higher level of anything? The e-coli and bacteria problem comes from when operations are too close (like an animal farm and waste material near water sources to the crops) or from humans (like spreading disease in the handling of the crops on the way to market). There is absolutely nothing about organic gardening or farming that would contribute to any greater level of risk from those sources.

The beauty of organic growing is that you're not ruining the soil with loads of chemicals or minerals that slow and stop healthy biological activity that is so critical to healthy plants and good growth. You're less likely to sicken humans or wildlife near the gardens because the toxicity of products used is either very specific (like the BT products to caterpillars and other larval worms) or very mild (like soap products or organic chemcials like spinosad or abumectin for specific pests).

The goal isn't to kill all of the pests, it is to get rid of most of them and let the beneficial organisms or insects take care of the rest.

SRS