Organic Food

asphodel_yoya asked:


Organic food doesn’t contain antibiotics and other toxics, are these in non-organic food ruines or disolve during cooking?
This is from consumer reports:

Hormones. Studies suggest that synthetic growth hormones may be carcinogenic and that exposure to them may be linked to the precocious onset of puberty in girls. The USDA bans the use of such hormones in all poultry (organic or not), but when it comes to hogs, beef, or dairy cattle, only organic producers are legally bound not to use them.

Antibiotics. Farmers’ widespread use of antibiotics to speed up animals’ growth and to deal with health issues that crop up from keeping animals in overcrowded and unsanitary pens has helped spawn antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This resistance increases the odds that a drug that might have saved your life if you were to be hit by, say, a life-threatening case of food poisoning will now do you no good.

Other toxins. Nonorganic foods can expose you to a range of other contaminants with potential health risks. Conventionally raised chicken, for example, eat feed that can contain neurotoxins, such as arsenic or h

Honore asked:


I live in Pavonia and looking for organic food stores similar to Trader Joe’s (there is none close to my home). I would appreciate any suggestions and recommendations. Thanks.

Andcatz asked:


Do you buy it for yourself? Do you buy it for your pets?

The reason why I ask is because I notice people buy tons of expensive organic food/products and buy the cheapest food for their pets.

tehwalle asked:


At school I’m doing a case study and i really have no idea what the background science is for organic food.

Has anyone done anything like this in the past that knows what the background science behind it is?

If you know any websites that may be able to help please add them too.

Thanks,

mickkooz asked:


When raising conventional food, one uses pecticieds as compared to natural pesticides with organic (organic less expensive). Chemical fertilizers compared to organic fertilizers (organic natural and less expenisive ie manures etc)
How can this justify the higher cost of organic food as compared to commercially grown (less expensive) and having to purchase chemicals etc. Doing artifical pollination as oposed to natural pollination. The list goes on and onl. This boggles my mind. I know from my own garden by not having to spend money on poisons and artificial fertilizers it costs me less to grow vegatables than if I used chemicals and other artificial means.
Then why are we being charged more for a vegatable or a piece of meat that has no chemicals that are costly to produce, distribute, and apply as compared to natural herbicides, fertilizers, etc. that are plentiful and less expensive to use?