I never liked it anyway.

[wombat_socho]

From England comes word that organic food not only may not be better for you, but it's worse for the planet too. I've always felt organic food was overrated anyway; we've spent the last 2000+ years modifying food to look better, taste better, and be easier to grow (pick 2 of 3, as the old joke goes) , so the current fad to go back to free-range this and pesticide-free that strikes me as just another aspect of the neo-Luddite nonsense so popular with some folks. Me, I grew up eating commissary and mess hall food, so I can't tell the difference between free-range chicken and Frank Perdue's finest...actually, I can. The Perdue chickens are bigger and cheaper, and taste pretty much the same after you fry them up. 'Nuff said.
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[materia-indigo.livejournal.com]

I will continue to purchase organic produce and organically raised animal products when I can (at least the stuff I can't grow in my own (organic) garden).

[wombat-socho.livejournal.com]

Hey, if it works for you, great. My wider point is that the people calling for an end to "factory farming" and "no GMO" are in fact calling for higher prices (at least) and more damage to the environment, since even with Wal-Mart getting into the sale of organic food, it's still going to be more expensive and not demonstrably better than the stuff cranked out by my former employers at ConAgra or the local folks at General Mills.