johny b wrote:
> I've recently been trying to eat mostly organic food for a healthier
> diet. Here in NJ we have Wholefoods and health shoppe (i'm sure
there
> are many more, i just haven't found them out yet). Upon researching
on
> the internet, there seems to be many debates as to what is considered
> and sold as organic at stores. Some claims have been made that the
> USDA allows some pesticides to be used yet still be labled as
organic.
> I would just like to hear some opinions as to how much healthier the
> food in these stores which claim to be organic really is. Is this a
> hoax etc.? Any information regardling what to look for and what to
> lookout for, or any valuable details is most appreciated.

Organic Foods is a belief system (a religion if you will), if you
believe it's organic then it is... but in the US there is no government
Standard. Even so-called organic farms use diesel tractors and other
petrol driven devices, Even home grown is not truely organic
regardless one uses no chemical fertilizers/insecticides. There is
still atmospheric contamination to consider and no farmland is immune
from tainted run off... in fact typical stupidmarket produce is closer
to true organic than anything one can produce in their home garden.
About the closest one can come to true organic foods is to go
*strictly* hydroponic. If you drive an automobile, use airplanes, ride
a bus, go on steamship cruises, or engage in using any petrol driven
devices and think Organic Foods is based in reality then you are a
hypocrite. But I'd not be too concerned with Organic (for those with
more dollars than brain cells), the human body is quite remarkable at
surviving. The only thing organic about the organic produce section is
that it's bull shit... expensive bull shit.

Sheldon