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15. huh? how is food grown not in soil "organic"

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 03:04 PM

Feb 2014

I'm not saying that it's not good, but it's not organic. And small time organic farmers are hardly in there for commercial success.

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I think organic presupposes your plants were grown in a natural environment Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #1

good observation. cali Feb 2014 #3

Yet another reason the term Organic is so misleading and useless. MattBaggins Feb 2014 #2

If you have the USDA organic stamp on your food..... BronxBoy Feb 2014 #12

I think they got it right. HappyMe Feb 2014 #4

I think so too. I don't know much about hydroponics but cali Feb 2014 #5

As long as the Organic Farmers don't start .. MicaelS Feb 2014 #6

When Fukushima happened and sent some hot particles flamingdem Feb 2014 #8

Excellent, I wish I had thought of that. MicaelS Feb 2014 #13

huh? how is food grown not in soil "organic" cali Feb 2014 #15

Organic specifications BronxBoy Feb 2014 #10

My grandparents did some hydroponics. Tomatoes, I think. Recursion Feb 2014 #11

It all comes down to the inputs... BronxBoy Feb 2014 #14