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jremstuart wrote:

Organic foods protect from heart disease and cancer, as they contain
Phenolic compounds.
Many plants contain phenolic compounds, organic or not.
http://www.raysahelian.com/phenolic.html
Some crops, such as bell peppers, show no difference at all.
http://www.agricultureinformation.co...ng/18027-organ
ic-vs-conventional-debate-continues.html

Organic food ensures high food quality, which other
conventional foods cannot give.
It can be organic, and still have E. coli O157:H7 on it. It can be
organic and have reduced nutrients because of agricultural practices,
i.e. lack of fertilizing, or watering, or because of the weather the
crop experienced.

Organic food is natural and fresh, and
thus, it is tasty.
It can be organic even if it is old and moldy.

Many people prefer to grow organic food in their home
gardens, because it costs about 20% more than the conventional food.
Organic gardening uses organic seeds, organic fertilizers, compost,
organic root stimulators, and organic pest control. It has been claimed
by health experts that organic food is more nutritious.
It usually is, but not always (see 2nd url above).

Some of the
features that can be associated with organic food are quality, good
taste, proper selection of crop varieties etc.
The typical cardboard tomatoes that are grow for their durability in
shipping, and long shelf life, can be grown organically. This typically
happens at markets such as Whole Foods in the United States, because
while providing organic produce, they still employ the old industrial
paradigm of buying in large lots, storing in warehouses, and shipping
long distances to their markets. Nutrients are lost in the time it takes
to get from field to shelf. Shipping exposes produce to possible
contamination, uses fossil fuels, and degrades the environment.

I don't view the above Pollyanna approach to "organic" food as being
helpful, because it opens the door to refutation by non-organic
distributors.

What we call organic food was the norm in the 30s and 40s, before the
"Green Revolution" of petroleum based fertilizers and pesticides. The
"organic" movement is just trying to get back to "real" food, without
pesticides, herbicides, and destroying the environment.

If you want food that is healthy for you, and the environment, shop at a
local CSA farm.
http://www.localharvest.org/csa/
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