This is very interesting. Most people dont think of how the foods that they eat are grown. in light of the recalls over the last year, it has been a wake up call.I just bought organic chicken for the first time and the taste was unbelivable! Thank you for this!

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All the more reason to eat foods fertilized with organic compost -- which many/most organic farms are.

I put together a post on my blog to help people find more local food options including how to find a local CSA farms where you can be confident about where your food was grown.

Thanks for this good post - it's important to ask more questions about where and how yyour food was grown.

-kevin
http://www.21st-century-citizen.com

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Wow - very interesting, thanks for sharing this!

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bdw: 83 comments later, I think you'll find Ms. Avner's commentary less than credible. Among other findings, she is an officer of a company that plans to breed genetically modified cats (so much for her concern for animals). One of the few defenders of her opinions was an author of a book debunking organics. Funniest thing: he is employed by a think tank funded by Cargill, Monsanto and other Big Agribusiness. I was eating while reading her piece in the Denver Post last weekend -- thank goodness the whole meal was from my CSA farm and my own garden. The food was too precious to throw up, although my gag reflex was seriously challenged the further I read in her article. You were very astute in noting that you just wanted to stir up trouble, although Jackie Avner beat you to the punch -- and thankfully most people saw right through her lobbyist non-organic bull... er, compost.

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I've been moving steadily over the last few years toward responsible, local food (and clothing and toiletries and cleaning products, etc.) whenever possible. It just. Makes. Sense. Making personal connections and knowing where your stuff comes from makes for a better body and life, period. Hooray for making people aware of this stuff, Marisa!!

I live on a small farm, and we have chickens, sheep and a huge garden; it feels really good--and safe-- to have a hand in growing and raising stuff you eat.

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Here's a link

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_6474474

from a real farmboy who isn't so taken with the organic scene and has some interesting facts. Check out his points and see what you think. You won't usually find these ideas promulgated in the antique media because they don't fit the meme.

Personally, I have no idea. I'm just trying to make trouble.

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After all the evidence is in (food recalls, genetically modified corn, irradiation, etc), most people will find that it just makes sense to check food sources more carefully. Bacteria are being inserted into rice by companies like Monsanto, who falsify information for the sake of profits. Consumers are being kept in the dark. Do we need any more reasons to shop locally and eat organic? (Read more at http://www.organic-nature-news.com.)

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I wound up writing an article on Recipe4Living about this post - read it here: http://www.recipe4living.com/Common/Article.aspx?id=56180

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