Comments on: Is organic food better for you? http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Philadelphia Limo http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-4620 Philadelphia Limo Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:36:46 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-4620 Finally, some good article about organic food! Finally, some good article about organic food!

]]> By: T time http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-4362 T time Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:33:00 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-4362 First, to the editor of the article: E. coli is a bacterium, not a virus. And to 'tree-hugger', GM foods are not the reason people are starving in third world countries. Cost of food distribution, along with poor quality and low yields in their own countries are the primary reasons. GM crops could provide solutions to both, as they can allow higher quality crops grown in poor conditions (like drought, low nutrient, etc.). Drought resistant soybean, as an example, has fed millions in Africa that would not have been fed without it. There are many other examples (ever heard of golden rice?). So continue being a granola eating hippie, but get your facts straight. First, to the editor of the article: E. coli is a bacterium, not a virus. And to 'tree-hugger', GM foods are not the reason people are starving in third world countries. Cost of food distribution, along with poor quality and low yields in their own countries are the primary reasons. GM crops could provide solutions to both, as they can allow higher quality crops grown in poor conditions (like drought, low nutrient, etc.). Drought resistant soybean, as an example, has fed millions in Africa that would not have been fed without it. There are many other examples (ever heard of golden rice?). So continue being a granola eating hippie, but get your facts straight.

]]> By: "tree-hugger" http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-3225 "tree-hugger" Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:05:19 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-3225 Ironically, GM foods are currently the reason the world is starving. It is cheaper for third world countries to buy their mass produced grains from North America than to grow their own. If these third world countries continue to do this, starvation will be inevitable with the world's population increasing. These countries cannot support themselves without their own farms. And presently, they cannot afford to support their own agriculture thanks to the "great agriculture machine." And as for animals being vulnerable to disease because they are free to "outdoor access"... well is it more likely an animal would contract a disease if forced to live in a feces covered area with no room to move? Because that is the reality for most animals that end up in our sandwiches. And almost every problem with meat has to do with the plant it was processed in, not the contraction of a disease... I would rather be a "granola-eating hippie" :) nice try though. Ironically, GM foods are currently the reason the world is starving. It is cheaper for third world countries to buy their mass produced grains from North America than to grow their own. If these third world countries continue to do this, starvation will be inevitable with the world's population increasing. These countries cannot support themselves without their own farms. And presently, they cannot afford to support their own agriculture thanks to the "great agriculture machine."
And as for animals being vulnerable to disease because they are free to "outdoor access"… well is it more likely an animal would contract a disease if forced to live in a feces covered area with no room to move? Because that is the reality for most animals that end up in our sandwiches. And almost every problem with meat has to do with the plant it was processed in, not the contraction of a disease…
I would rather be a "granola-eating hippie" :) nice try though.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-2801 Anonymous Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:17:48 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-2801 What about the negative environmental impacts from producing synthetic pesticides and fertilizers? True, manure has its shortcomings, but what about all the costs and waste that is produced from creating synthetic materials to do the same job? What about the negative environmental impacts from producing synthetic pesticides and fertilizers? True, manure has its shortcomings, but what about all the costs and waste that is produced from creating synthetic materials to do the same job?

]]> By: Lorne Hepworth http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-2474 Lorne Hepworth Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:12:19 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-2474 A well researched and excellently written article. A well researched and excellently written article.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-2453 Aaron Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:26:49 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-2453 I could not agree more Blair! Finally, a good write-up about organic foods! Great job on putting those tree-huggers in their place! Excellent job Ashleigh, I enjoyed it from start to finish simply because it wasn't a one-sided arguement, but a weighing of the options which lets you decide in the end! Thanks for all the updates/info on organics, and keep it up! I could not agree more Blair!

Finally, a good write-up about organic foods! Great job on putting those tree-huggers in their place!

Excellent job Ashleigh, I enjoyed it from start to finish simply because it wasn't a one-sided arguement, but a weighing of the options which lets you decide in the end!

Thanks for all the updates/info on organics, and keep it up!

]]> By: Tomas http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-2451 Tomas Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:33:54 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-2451 I loved this article Ashleigh. Personally, I'm all for growing your own veggies, because it solves both of the major issues entwined in the organics/non-organics debate at once: it costs next to nothing AND you'll know exactly where your food is coming from and how nutritious it is. Plus, it's pretty fun and you meet nice people! I loved this article Ashleigh. Personally, I'm all for growing your own veggies, because it solves both of the major issues entwined in the organics/non-organics debate at once: it costs next to nothing AND you'll know exactly where your food is coming from and how nutritious it is. Plus, it's pretty fun and you meet nice people!

]]> By: Blair Shumlich http://www.thesheaf.com/2010/07/12/is-organic-food-better-for-you/#comment-2448 Blair Shumlich Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:58:39 +0000 http://thesheaf.com/?p=4206#comment-2448 Loved it. Take that, granola-eating hippies! Loved it. Take that, granola-eating hippies!

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