"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2005-09-22, Gregory Morrow
> <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:
>
>> "Organic" is simply a slick marketing gimmick, it means absolutely
>> nothing;
>> it reminds me of the old "chlorophyll" craze of the early 50's...
>
> "chlorophyll" craze? I don't recall that one.
>
>> There are no official standards for "organic", it's simply what the
>> producer/seller decides it is...
>
> The biggest issue I have with organics is, it doesn't taste any
> better. If it doesn't taste better, what's the point? Wow, let's pay
> twice the price for something that still tastes like cardboard.
>
> nb

You really don't know the point of organic? There are three:

1) Not eating insecticides, fungicides, and other chemicals that may cause
problems.

2) Letting farmworkers do their job without exposure to poisons.

3) Reducing the environmental harm done by insecticides, fungicides, and
fertilizer runoff.

As for taste, being organic is no guarantee of better taste, but in my
experience the best tasting produce is mostly organic.


--
Peter Aitken