Comments on: New Film Explores What’s Organic About Organic

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:29:05 +0000

Thanks for the timely and healthy debate. I’m afraid I agree with Shelley…and I hope we can all begin to think more about local urban farms as well.

By: Shelley Rogers

Shelley Rogers — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:26:18 +0000

David, your assertions are wrong. The UN Environment Programme has concluded that organic farming can feed the world without increasing the agricultural land base. Organic methods are vital to our planet’s biodiversity and survival.

By: David

David — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:32:32 +0000

Organic farming with its low yields and high loss rates due to insects and disease is not only a huge waste of food, it is a wasteful use of our natural resources. Organic farming requires more land to produce the same amount of food. This takes land away from wildlife and other environmental uses.