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49. Yep. Carbides, and CO2 are also considered inorganic

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #35)

Sun Aug 25, 2019, 06:39 PM

Aug 2019

They are exceptions.

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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