03-12-2015, 07:18 PM
quote:Just so everyone knows,
Originally posted by Mindful
It's conventional, sprayed veggies not grown locally or organically.
Pesticides are sprayed on organic food all the time. Just because its organic doesn't mean it hasn't been sprayed with a pesticide.
Some pertinent tidbits about pesticide use:
- When people are buying organic food, they often make the incorrect assumption that there are no pesticides. It's true that organic production often uses fewer dangerous chemicals, but certain pesticides are allowed.
- Are naturally derived pesticides less toxic than synthetic ones? The answer depends a lot on the dosage, says Gillman. "To control fire blight on the same acre of land," he explains, "I could use a tiny amount of a potent synthetic that has proved safe over the last 50 years, or a much larger amount of an organic pesticide." He demurs on saying which is better, saying, "I want people to know that there are definitely tradeoffs."
- In the USDA tests, there was ten times as much spinosad on organic lettuce than was found on conventionally cultivated fruits and vegetables.
- The USDA maintains an official list of substances that can and can't be used for organic farming:http://tinyurl.com/USDA-List
http://tinyurl.com/See-article-referenced-above