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Major Nikon

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46. Here's the way I look at it

Sun Aug 25, 2019, 05:36 PM

Aug 2019

If the goal is to reduce environmental impact, then the methodology shouldn’t be limited by an arbitrary marketing standard that in no way guarantees less environmental impact and in many cases guarantees the exact opposite. It should be open to whatever method produces the best result.

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"Organic" farmers busted, one kills himself. [View all] Archae Aug 2019 OP

Even Turbineguy Aug 2019 #1

But chemistry definition, it's actually not ... CO is an 'organic chemical' ... because Carbon (nt) mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #28

I believe CO is an inorganic compound as it lacks Hydrogen or Nitrogen pecosbob Aug 2019 #35

Yep. Carbides, and CO2 are also considered inorganic Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #49

I thought so too. Turbineguy Aug 2019 #38

Should have orchestrated his fraud legally like the rest Major Nikon Aug 2019 #2

Of course. And all a food producer has to do is say "organic" or "no GMO" Archae Aug 2019 #3

Can you link a good source for this? Codeine Aug 2019 #4

Here's a link to help you out IronLionZion Aug 2019 #10

Bad research on that 8 yr old article by Wilcox womanofthehills Aug 2019 #18

+1 dalton99a Aug 2019 #5

Don't forget Gluten Free! GulfCoast66 Aug 2019 #7

I don't think so - look at all the farmers with lawsuits against Monsanto womanofthehills Aug 2019 #26

Plus modern pesticides are mostly pyrethrins Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #34

Not true for farming womanofthehills Aug 2019 #37

I was talking insecticides not herbicides Drahthaardogs Aug 2019 #39

Actually, the term pesticide applies to herbicides, fungicides and insecticides womanofthehills Aug 2019 #47

Believe it or not, there are plenty of honest organic farmers. hunter Aug 2019 #6

+1 2naSalit Aug 2019 #8

What are your farming practices? Blue_true Aug 2019 #16

We 2naSalit Aug 2019 #17

Your practices are pretty sound. Look like you do adhere to a true organic regimen. Blue_true Aug 2019 #25

Looks like you really do grow organically. Archae Aug 2019 #54

I get what you're saying. 2naSalit Aug 2019 #56

Fresh raspberries? Archae Aug 2019 #57

Ha! 2naSalit Aug 2019 #58

If you have chickens, you have fertilizer & weed control womanofthehills Aug 2019 #20

No livestock on our farm... 2naSalit Aug 2019 #31

Yes there are BuddhaGirl Aug 2019 #9

The problem is not that there are NO organic farmers... Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #12

Probably the Republican farmers womanofthehills Aug 2019 #27

Me too. hunter Aug 2019 #13

What do those organic farms use for fertilizer? Herbicides? Pesticides? nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #14

Actually manure is a fantastic fertilizer womanofthehills Aug 2019 #22

So long as you don't mind numerous pathogens Major Nikon Aug 2019 #29

Manure and other animal products are not a necessity in organic farming. hunter Aug 2019 #40

Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium are Major Nikon Aug 2019 #41

My primary interest in organic agriculture is insecticides and contaminated groundwater. hunter Aug 2019 #45

Here's the way I look at it Major Nikon Aug 2019 #46

Agreed, and all these farming fertilizers are feeding toxic algae womanofthehills Aug 2019 #50

Good points. Blue_true Aug 2019 #59

If you search past Monsanto DU discussions, Archae posts pro Monsanto womanofthehills Aug 2019 #19

Yep BuddhaGirl Aug 2019 #36

Related article - nutrition of today's crops. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #11

Today's crops are not as nutrient dense as in the past. nt Blue_true Aug 2019 #15

and they will get less nutrient dense as the climate warms womanofthehills Aug 2019 #21

They taste the same. NutmegYankee Aug 2019 #23

Because one is a declaration, an indictment of it all. flvegan Aug 2019 #24

It does not follow G_j Aug 2019 #30

+1 2naSalit Aug 2019 #32

It's his shtick. n/t demmiblue Aug 2019 #33

Yeah, ain't it just SOOOOO terrible I go with science, not hysteria? Archae Aug 2019 #43

Lol... wrong. n/t demmiblue Aug 2019 #44

Show me. Archae Aug 2019 #55

You have backed Monsanto's science - which is all lies womanofthehills Aug 2019 #51

Just saw an example of how organic can be a scam. Archae Aug 2019 #42

In NM organic milk is $4.50 and worth it - especially for children womanofthehills Aug 2019 #48

People act like milk is a necessity. It's not. hunter Aug 2019 #52

I hardly drink milk anymore myself. Archae Aug 2019 #53