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Banned Herbicides & Pesticides
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:25:46 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
But surely this insecticide is pretty organic? :-) Please dismiss the word "organic" from your vocabulary as regards both gardening (and farming) and chemical identity. Technically speaking, any chemical compound that contains at least one carbon atom is "organic". The category embraces everything from carbon dioxide and sugar (both lethal in large enough doses) to virulent poisons of which small doses can kill you in a few seconds. No! Really? To replace "organic" in reference to horticulture goings on, use the phrase "free of petrochemical derivatives not occurring in nature" Oh come on! Some usages of words we have to accept according to context. This is a gardening group. I am of the opinion that the horticultural word "organic" covers such a wide assortment of tendencies, trends, practices, and fads (to say nothing of sins, errors, and willful ignorance) that it is meaningless. There's a touching idea about, that if it's "organic" (or "natural" or even "herbal") that it's Truly Wonderful and Utterly Harm-Free. Now tell me, just what do ~you~ mean by "organic" when you use it in reference to gardening, horticulture, farming, food production, etc? Be specific. I'm curious, very curious. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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