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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

EvolveOrConvolve

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3. At this point, "organic" is a marketing term only

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:02 PM

Jun 2016

Perhaps it began as a real movement of people growing food sustainably, but it's morphed into yet another con, bilking well-meaning consumers out of money for something that's not any better than the so called factory-farm product, either environmentally or health-wise.

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EU stance on glyphosate leaves farmers ‘frustrated’ [View all] HuckleB Jun 2016 OP

Yeah, but Monsanto and the corporatist oligarchs and all that. Hoyt Jun 2016 #1

Hopefully we will develop better options. HuckleB Jun 2016 #2

At this point, "organic" is a marketing term only EvolveOrConvolve Jun 2016 #3

That's kind of my opinion, although admittedly I haven't really studied it closely. Hoyt Jun 2016 #4

The consumers and the environment will suffer when Glyphosate disappears? What??? DetlefK Jun 2016 #5

Yes. More toxic products will be used instead HuckleB Jun 2016 #6

And who says that the EU would certify something that's even more controversial than Glyphosate? DetlefK Jun 2016 #7

You really don't the reality of the politics, do you? HuckleB Jun 2016 #8