Organic or better?

[Guest guest]

I get a bit confused by the phrase " organic or better " - is organic not organic

in the States?

 

Here in Australia, for something to be Certified Organic, and carry the organic

logo, everything from the soil it's grown in to the final product must be

tested. Even things like crop rotation, irrigation, pest control, etc, are

monitored carefully. Even homegrown isn't as good quality as certified organic

fruits and veges, because we can't be sure our soil is of good quality, or that

it's poison free; the manure we use as fertiliser probably comes from

non-organic animals, and the river water we use to irrigate the gardens flows

past non-organic farms before reaching us.

 

I do have a garden at my parents place, and enjoy growing things (makes up for

not being able to make more babies at the moment, I think, hehe), but I'm quite

happy buying (and paying extra for) organic produce for us to eat at home. Yes

it costs a lot, but my alternatives include being on medication for the rest of

my life and/or suffering insane amounts of pain and discomfort and/or surgery -

these things may not cost me in dollars, because it's all subsidised over here,

but I want to live my life, not be dependent on drugs and doctors to keep me

alive. The ill-effects caused by the pesticides and poisons in " traditionally "

farmed produce (since when is using recently created poison traditional?) are

just as bad as, or worse than, not eating fruit and veges at all.

 

Caron

-still dreaming of living on a self-sufficient organic farm