Peter Aitken wrote:

> "JimLane" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >> Peter Aitken wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> In the grand scheme of things I really don't care about any of that
> >> stuff...it's akin to the "Recycling is GOOD" mantra that a lot of folx
> >> buy
> >> into...
> >>
> >
> > And you seem to be akin to the "screw the earth, I won't be around to
see
> > the repercussions of the fuc+ked up earth I'll leave to my grand kids."
> >
>
> If organic were cheaper he would buy it, I bet. Cheapness and selfishness
> are the operative words here.


I've never noticed any diff between the "organic" stuff and the regular
purveyed at the average soopermart, if I want really good produce I'll visit
the local farmer's market in season or go to an ethnic or greengrocer who
carries very good produce...in any case you can bet I won't be visiting some
yuppie rip - off joint like Whole Foods. Unless y'all offer to pay, that is
:-)

As for "cheapness", I really don't cotton to the idear of spending even
*more* of my food budget to "save the planet" or whatever...I ain't Paul
Ehrlich. Spending 25+% for my produce ain't gonna make a dent in the
world's problems...

If "organic" were the same price, then no problemo. But it isn't...

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Best
Greg