Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Environment & Energy

cprise

(8,445 posts)

11. As my links indicate, organic started in 20th century England

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 22, 2015, 11:27 PM

Jul 2015

Its a modern 'appropriate technology' movement with a scientific basis. For a comparison, modern medicine has evolved to investigate the value of traditional remedies, but that's not to say a doctor today would try to treat you as a healer would have hundreds of years ago.

The US government can insist on minimum standards for commercial labeling purposes, but it doesn't define the field any more than it defines ecology. If you can reach a scientific consensus on what is sustainable then you can do so for organic agriculture.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

13 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Study suggests organic farming needs direction to be sustainable [View all] OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 OP

Organic farming was sustainable for millenia before we discovered any other methods... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

I don’t know if I accept that OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #2

Good point. Ok, then at least since the three field method was discovered. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

There weren't 7.5 billion mouths to feed millenia ago NickB79 Jul 2015 #4

If there is an "organic food movement" then it is centered around what's NOT in the food. GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #5

Organic traditionally aims to conserve healthy soil cprise Jul 2015 #6

The question is, “what is ‘organic farming?’” OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #7

Its based on biodynamic validation of some traditional and new methods cprise Jul 2015 #9

I’m sorry, it was more of a rhetorical question. OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #10

As my links indicate, organic started in 20th century England cprise Jul 2015 #11

I believe Wikipedia puts it well OKIsItJustMe Jul 2015 #12

If someone makes public claims about what is organic cprise Jul 2015 #13

The study in the OP looked only at the impact of an acre of USDA organic practices versus an acre of GreatGazoo Jul 2015 #8