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“Yes, Randi, good food should be affordable. Nothing wrong with that. Organic isn’t affordable for lots of people!”
ok, six, then tell me how it is that people (poor people included) have found a way in their budgets for cable tv, internet and cell phones (things that weren’t part of almost everyone’s lives 10 years ago) but couldn’t find a way to afford slightly more expensive organic food that is better for the environment and farmers? if people have found a way to spend and extra $50-100 per month on certain luxuries, why not with food? the problem is cultural- people just don’t care enough about their health and the health of the planet.
The entire organic argument is absurd. Of course we want to make food affordable to starving people & of course we want to help the environment. As science advances the goals can become congruent. But to vilify technology is as asinine as arguing that birth control interferes w/ nature or god – o.k., then, stop saving sick babies w/ antibiotics – let them die the way nature intended. The point, Randi, is to find a happy & sustainable medium.
Nutritional benefits? is that what the study was about?? What a waste of time and money that study was! Why did they even bother? Whose hypothesis was it that the nutrition was any different? Why would anyone expect it to be? grrrrr
We’re all worried about pesticides and such, but nature isn’t always so kind to human beings. There are lots of creeping crawling things out there with germs and so on that pesticides are designed to kill. DDT saved millions of people from malaria, but was itself toxic. So basically, it’s a tossup.
Biff,
I don’t think Kens’ listing is that representative of DP (maybe because of the bricked up porch). Here are some that I think are a bit more in keeping with the nabe.
“Yes, Randi, good food should be affordable. Nothing wrong with that. Organic isn’t affordable for lots of people!”
ok, six, then tell me how it is that people (poor people included) have found a way in their budgets for cable tv, internet and cell phones (things that weren’t part of almost everyone’s lives 10 years ago) but couldn’t find a way to afford slightly more expensive organic food that is better for the environment and farmers? if people have found a way to spend and extra $50-100 per month on certain luxuries, why not with food? the problem is cultural- people just don’t care enough about their health and the health of the planet.
i am surprised buy the ignorance of some PLUSAs.
The entire organic argument is absurd. Of course we want to make food affordable to starving people & of course we want to help the environment. As science advances the goals can become congruent. But to vilify technology is as asinine as arguing that birth control interferes w/ nature or god – o.k., then, stop saving sick babies w/ antibiotics – let them die the way nature intended. The point, Randi, is to find a happy & sustainable medium.
Nutritional benefits? is that what the study was about?? What a waste of time and money that study was! Why did they even bother? Whose hypothesis was it that the nutrition was any different? Why would anyone expect it to be? grrrrr
“No good, 6yrs – past child-bearing.”
Perfect. That means no more humans and then everything on earth would be organic.
Ditto, you joining us next week in Ellis?
We’re all worried about pesticides and such, but nature isn’t always so kind to human beings. There are lots of creeping crawling things out there with germs and so on that pesticides are designed to kill. DDT saved millions of people from malaria, but was itself toxic. So basically, it’s a tossup.
Jessibaby + sixyearsandcounting on Ark.
Hope it doesn’t take six years to get a baby. The What’s predictions would be right. The world is doomed.
ET – In this case I wouldn’t blame him. You’re what, in England, is called a “right mixer”!
Biff,
I don’t think Kens’ listing is that representative of DP (maybe because of the bricked up porch). Here are some that I think are a bit more in keeping with the nabe.
http://www.marykayg.com/html/for_sale.html