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14-08-2003, 06:12 PM
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Banned Herbicides & Pesticides
martin wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 21:39:59 +0100, (sw) wrote: martin wrote: On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 20:20:10 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: Gardeners should realise that they frequently get their knickers in a twist through the misuse of terms which have prior definitions differing from those they *think* are correct. It has, for instance, occurred in this very thread. "Organic" itself is a case in point. There is a great tendency to call "beneficient" chemicals "organic" and others "inorganic". It helps to sell organic food at vast prices to the naive, who think that they are getting something clean and natural, rather than just more stuff sprayed with approved "organic" chemicals. Possibly. But some of us are capable of distinguishing between the chemicals used on conventional crops and those used on Organic crops. The customers who buy "organic" products in supermarkets have no way of knowing. The chances are good that products sold bearing the logo of one of the registered organic schemes conform to the standards of the scheme, as these are enforced to the best of the scheme's ability. Anyone desirous of knowing what those standards allow can obtain a copy of the standards. Many of the "organic" alternatives are now on the EU banned list of chemicals. If so, then they're no longer in use by anyone :-) Many of the alternative chemicals being used were far more dangerous than the current stuff used by normal commercial growers, according to the BBC. There's a lot of pseudo science about. I blame rotten education. The last bit is certainly true. My wife grows vegetables on an allotment organically. She and other members use no chemicals. To me that's what organic is all about. Just muck and magic? I've no objection to a bit of science, especially when it aids growers producing stuff on a large scale. If we relied solely on produce raised without any inputs and/or science, we'd have starved long since :-) regards sarah -- Think of it as evolution in action. |
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