I'll never understand this backlash against genetically modified food. When Farmer John mates his fattest cow with his fattest bull, what do you think he's doing? Like it or not, humans have been genetically modifying species for increased food yield since the start of civilization through selective breeding. Abhorring food that was modified in a lab is simply hypocritical.
Also I don't understand why one would choose to always buy organic over other "non-organic" food. Labeling a food as "organic" can be more marketing than anything else at times. Pesticides/fertilizers don't have to hurt the environment if they aren't used in excess, and can reduced the total land area needed for growing produce. So again, buying something just based on a label that supposedly supports some higher cause is just silly.
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Oct 7th 2006 1:50PM (Engadget)Slate gets overly cynical about organics
Mar 19th 2006 6:31PM (Slashfood)Also I don't understand why one would choose to always buy organic over other "non-organic" food. Labeling a food as "organic" can be more marketing than anything else at times. Pesticides/fertilizers don't have to hurt the environment if they aren't used in excess, and can reduced the total land area needed for growing produce. So again, buying something just based on a label that supposedly supports some higher cause is just silly.
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