Organic Products?

[blackeagle007]

For me doesn’t matter organic or not, I just get whatever. But a lot of people are strictly organic. I hear it doesn’t have chemicals in them that’s used by processing places. I’m not sure what to believe. Do you think organic is a scam? It’s more expensive than regular

[RandomGirl42]

Organic food is not a scam. What IS the scam is why it is more expensive. They don't want u to buy it. Many of the chemicals used in processed foods today are not used for the reasons people believe. I am not here to argue or debate anything. Some will say it's all a conspiracy theory. All I can reply is research it yourself.

[StraightFaceAce]

While, yes, real organic certified products are grown without the use of chemicals, it's not just about the chemicals in that specific food... It's also about how the chemicals affect the environment; killing soil biodiversity, killing wildlife, runoff into our water systems, and degrading the soil for future crops grown in it.
It's more about the food system as a whole than that specific apple or whatever. I haven't done a great job here since it's such a complicated topic, but if you're interested I can definitely point you to some more info.

[Nikki1989]

I buy organic food whenever possible. It generally just tastes better, and you avoid all the added chemicals.

[midnightmoon05]

Most are not … due to contaminated soils.
can’t trust labels.
we eat very very very basic. Local farmers we know and we see how they feed their animals. We volunteer sometimes and feed them. we get milk, meat from them.

we get our eggs from our neighbor. We also bring food to feed the chickens… we pay $5.00 for a dozen.
other than that, we try to buy our fruits and veggies from local farmers markets.
fish - from local farm rised.
other beans…we try to buy from international markets … so they are imported.
the food here are really bad for us.
We travel to Europe, hubby just came back from the far east and he was very healthy eating the foods there.
European foods are also healthier.

[msmissydc]

Depends. Often, organic is used as an add. A few organic labels are official, and it helps to know how it is produced in contrast to other products. More important than organic is local and fair trade, though.