Organic food is a 'deceitful, expensive scam'

In summary: Texas coast can cost the seafood industry as much as $2 billion....The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is now the size of New Jersey and is continuing to grow. It's not just a problem for the Gulf of Mexico. The dead zone also reduces the oxygen levels in the Gulf of Mexico’s water, which harms marine life and can lead to hypoxia events in other parts of the world.The article goes on to say that "about 40% of all U.S. chemical fertilizer goes to agricultural production." [ref]So, basically, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are poisoning our waterways and contributing to dead zones.
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The appeal of organic food has a lot to do with distrust, and with good reason.
 
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Yes, unless adulterated.
Looks like organic farming resurrected the market for peruvian seabird crap, can buy the stuff on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077GH494S/?tag=pfamazon01-20

$90 for 15 pounds, 3x the price of Miracle-Gro

No Chinese slaves harvesting the stuff anymore, just poor Peruvians. The stuff is only a few feet deep, whereas it was over 200 ft high at the start of the industry in the 19th century

https://www.audubon.org/news/holy-crap-trip-worlds-largest-guano-producing-islands
 
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BillTre said:
Yes, unless adulterated.
True, there's enough unadulterated cr@p in the world.
 
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