GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
+1. That's a good one.Here's an interesting article regarding organic vs. conventional agriculture:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.co...101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/
+1. That's a good one.Here's an interesting article regarding organic vs. conventional agriculture:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.co...101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/
There's no such thing as a non-chemical fertilizer or pesticide, so if they use anything at all, it's a chemical. Even water is a chemical.No chemical fertilizer or pesticides are allowed in Swedish organic farming, much tougher rules and also the land has to tested so no chemicals still resides. Hence most farmer cant afford it, because the standard farming has hard rules then bog standard European farmers. Yes, even a normal farm cant use chemical pesticides or ferilizers as they want to there is rules for that, strict ones.
None, except by accident. Organic foods are not healthier or more nutritious. They are just more expensive because they have good marketing behind them. Taste is subjective and can be influenced by perception of quality, even though there is no evidence of a difference.
That works for relatively small farms, and particular crops, but I don't think you'll be able to feed the world with those methods. Pests are a lot more persistent and destructive in warmer climates.Gotgarlic: Cow dung is seen as none chemical fertilizer, it exist in nature and has not been made by man. Unless the man dress up as cow and hides barn pretending to be a cow. In Sweden that is what chemical fertilizer is, a man made product, doesnt exist natural in nature.
There is also natural ways avoiding pest, like adding flowers most pest dont like.
Sweden dont use a lot pesticides, due to us being where we are in the world, cold winter short summers. Apparently pyrethrins are ok for use in Organic here in Europe, it comes from a plant and isn't stable enough to stay in the dirt. How ever in Sweden, our top brand of organic KRAV, doesnt allow that. Instead you have to use bugs as your pesticides, like lady bugs and few others that eat harmful bugs.
But Eu also have warmer countries then us that have same Eu rules organic, so there must be away.
Just out of curiosity - just how long do you keep your eggs? and what is the difference you notice between the non-organic and organic eggs?
The Journal of Toxicology doesn't agree with EWG.I buy lots of organic stuff. Most of it tastes better, but probably not so much because it's organic as because it's usually from smaller, local farms. I check the lists, "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Clean Fifteen" found here: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty_dozen_list.php. I even have their app, so I can check when I'm at the store.
My SIL swears by them. When they lived in FL, those are the only shoes she would wear. Now that they live in MA, literally just up the road from us, she has to wear boots sometimes. I know she does have a big selection, plus extra inserts for the shoes.Did I mention I wear Birkenstocks almost all year around? I wonder if they really feel good on my feet, or I've been duped by good marketing.
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Is anyone making a better list?We talked about EWG not too long ago. They are not a research group; they are advocates for organic food and their list is very misleading, as the Journal of Toxicology notes.