In article , "Pete" writes:

I don't know the origin of this thread or the course its taken so far, and I
have neither the desire, intellectual capacity or the need to prove to
anyone either in real life or on a newsgroup that using organic means to
provide nutrient and biological balance in my garden environment is the best
way for me.

*I've trimmed the crossposting cos for the reasons above I don't care to
argue with the inhabitants of 15 different newsgroups*

There will ALWAYS be folks who will try to prove, no matter what, that what
someone says can be disproved ....

But my take is this

I would rather use an organic solution than an inorganic one.
But that's me .......(your mileage may vary)

What are your opinions ? .... if we take at face value the statement that
some organic substances are more toxic than some synthetic ones .... would
YOU rather use the organic one than the synthetic one ? (assuming they are
being used for the same purpose)

Pete

There are organic and inorganic pesticides. One of them you would use if you
want to grow organically, the other - well you know the arguements of the spent
fossil fuels, the reduced biodiversity and the harmful residues in the food.

If you are unable to reach a state of self-sufficiency with the resources
available to you, then, like me you have to make a choice. Do you buy organic
as a matter of principle, ignoring the fact that it is shipped in from foreign
parts, thus costing heavily in the use of fossil fuels to ship it? Or do you
buy local? I don't think we have enough choice in Britain, even the non-organic
produce in the shops are grown abroad.

David Lloyd
So open-minded - my brains dribbled out.