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Total ignorance. Typical.
Takes a bit of research, but there is no denying the fact that commercially grown food is becoming more and more toxic. Given GMOs are created to be resistant to herbicides, they can spray willy-nilly and still keep the crop alive to get it to market. Add a little pesticide on top of that and some rain to wash it into the soil and you have toxic uptake in the plant's system. Nope, not for me. If one can afford it, it is more prudent to eat organic where and whenever possible. And that includes what is fed to the chickens, which also winds up in you. Even using some organics in place of traditional AG products has to have a positive effect.
To say there is no difference is to ignore the facts. Remember Dioxin, AKA Agent Orange? No one knows the exact concentration of residual herbicide and pesticide on the plant, in the soil and in our food chain that causes cancer and other illnesses, but it seems to be common sense that eliminating as many of them as possible has to be healthier. With increased medical/health issues and costs to the general population and government, how does "Organic" wind up costing more in the long term? it probably costs less, but I don't think there are many studies that go out that far.
Not saying that everyone has to go organic, but do the research and understand what it is that they are doing to our food supply, mostly in the name of increased profits. And profit is not a bad thing. Understand that our legislators do not even think about this unless they are made aware, and rely on the FDA and other agencies to state what are acceptable limits of residuals. Also know that there are many in the chemical and farming industry that lobby those same legislators, and have lots of cash to spread around. Google what Monsanto is doing to the world's food supply by controlling all of its patented GMOs. After you look at the bigger picture you may come up with the same feeling I did. I am responsible for what I and my family eats, and what I choose to feed to the animals I have charge over.
Total ignorance. Typical.
Takes a bit of research, but there is no denying the fact that commercially grown food is becoming more and more toxic. Given GMOs are created to be resistant to herbicides, they can spray willy-nilly and still keep the crop alive to get it to market. Add a little pesticide on top of that and some rain to wash it into the soil and you have toxic uptake in the plant's system. Nope, not for me. If one can afford it, it is more prudent to eat organic where and whenever possible. And that includes what is fed to the chickens, which also winds up in you. Even using some organics in place of traditional AG products has to have a positive effect.
To say there is no difference is to ignore the facts. Remember Dioxin, AKA Agent Orange? No one knows the exact concentration of residual herbicide and pesticide on the plant, in the soil and in our food chain that causes cancer and other illnesses, but it seems to be common sense that eliminating as many of them as possible has to be healthier. With increased medical/health issues and costs to the general population and government, how does "Organic" wind up costing more in the long term? it probably costs less, but I don't think there are many studies that go out that far.
Not saying that everyone has to go organic, but do the research and understand what it is that they are doing to our food supply, mostly in the name of increased profits. And profit is not a bad thing. Understand that our legislators do not even think about this unless they are made aware, and rely on the FDA and other agencies to state what are acceptable limits of residuals. Also know that there are many in the chemical and farming industry that lobby those same legislators, and have lots of cash to spread around. Google what Monsanto is doing to the world's food supply by controlling all of its patented GMOs. After you look at the bigger picture you may come up with the same feeling I did. I am responsible for what I and my family eats, and what I choose to feed to the animals I have charge over.
