Organic Food May Be Green in Color - But Often Not Too Green For the Environment

 Most would agree that organic food is better for human consumption, that is to say it is better for your body. However, that may not always be the case.
 

    First, I'd like to tell you little story. I was at the local farmers market, and I inquired with the vendor about their growing methods.

    They told me they didn't use any pesticides, and that everything was naturally grown, and therefore it was better for me. Okay so, maybe it is and maybe it isn't, and I think we should discuss this.

    You see, just because someone doesn't use fertilizer, pesticide, or other strategies, or food processing doesn't necessarily mean that that organically grown food in someone's garden is safe to eat. Purely grown organic food might have bacteria, viruses, or pathogens which have not been killed, that could make you sick, or cause you to have a health issue.

    Further, I did comment with this vendor about the size of the fruit and vegetables they were selling, as they are not as large or as beautiful as those in the store.

    They explained to me that this was because they were organically grown, and I was buying environmentally friendly produce from them, and therefore it was worth paying double the price.

     Okay so, this brings up another point. If the produce is smaller, and it takes more acres to grow without the modern farming techniques, then in reality if all the produce around the world was organically grown, we wouldn't have enough left over to send to starving Africans. 

     In that case people would die.

     Next, it would take more energy to grow everything organically, and we would have lower crop yields, therefore have to plant on more acres, use more water, and that is not necessarily good for the environment. 

    Right now there is a big debate about the fortifying of foods and the processing of foods, or even giving genetically modified foods to those who are starving in Africa.

     If we fortify the foods with vitamins and essential minerals, there will be less disease, and fewer health issues, meaning fewer people will die.

     Yet, the debate amongst the environmentalists rages on - that we shouldn't be sending the genetically modified foods to those who are starving. 

     Okay, but would you rather they eat plastic, dirt, or nothing at all? We have the chance to feed the world, to prevent starvation, to increase crop yields to deal with the increasing population now over 7 billion, and yet, there seems to be a nonsensical debate bathed in hypocrisy every time we try to feed those who need the food the most. 

     Therefore, I ask that you please think about this and consider it.

      Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Politics and Economics. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net

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