Need a other choice, I think of organic as a load of crap! Sorry but I do.
What do you first think when you hear "organic"?
08/25/2011
Organic = expensive produce in my mind. LOL.
08/26/2011
No pesticides or fertilizers...
03/18/2012
i know as the growing "organic" food trend grows, more and more food producers are going to find ways of bending these rules but for now I'd like to still think it is safer to buy organic.
03/18/2012
I think of organic food, but since we're on a sex site it also brings to mind general eco-friendly toys
03/18/2012
My husband and I try to grow our garden organic and keeping track of what is safe and what isn't can be a full time job. Organo-phosphates are never organic, but some fertilizers, even if processed, can be. Some weed killers, like soap based ones, can be considered organic, while others that use a slightly different formula, are.
We never had reduced yield when we went totally organic, we actually had increased yield, as we were taking better care of the soil. And there are a lot of certified organic farmers who get better yield than chemical farmers. More work goes into it at the beginning, but once you get the hang of it, it isn't as difficult. Weeds are actually more of a problem in trying to stay organic (at least in a large garden) than bugs. Soap, hot pepper sprays, and certain legal viruses that only effect the GI systems of some bugs are easy to use and obtain and are organic. Weeds are the main problem we've had in an organic garden as you can't just grab some weed killer and go to town.
We never had reduced yield when we went totally organic, we actually had increased yield, as we were taking better care of the soil. And there are a lot of certified organic farmers who get better yield than chemical farmers. More work goes into it at the beginning, but once you get the hang of it, it isn't as difficult. Weeds are actually more of a problem in trying to stay organic (at least in a large garden) than bugs. Soap, hot pepper sprays, and certain legal viruses that only effect the GI systems of some bugs are easy to use and obtain and are organic. Weeds are the main problem we've had in an organic garden as you can't just grab some weed killer and go to town.
03/18/2012
My mind may go for the human body definition or the whole "organically grown blah blah blah" thing.
It cracks me up how people consider "organic" and "natural" to mean "good for you," while "chemical" automatically means "it's going to corrode your insides most horribly." I get funny looks when I point out that water is a chemical.
It cracks me up how people consider "organic" and "natural" to mean "good for you," while "chemical" automatically means "it's going to corrode your insides most horribly." I get funny looks when I point out that water is a chemical.
03/18/2012
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This. I worked on an organic farm, and this is absolutely where money is lost.
Originally posted by
Antipova
You are also paying for the reduced output per acre (and often increased work) that producing an organic crop involves. The approved chemicals (and these vary from accreditation agency to accreditation agency) are often much less effective than the
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You are also paying for the reduced output per acre (and often increased work) that producing an organic crop involves. The approved chemicals (and these vary from accreditation agency to accreditation agency) are often much less effective than the chemicals used in conventional farming, so weeds and insect pests do take a substantial toll on how much food a farmer can produce. Even relative to conventional, where weeds and insect pests are still around and still hurt yield, in organic they do much more damage.
Anyway, the cost of accreditation is not zero, but the lower yield per acre is actually usually what you're paying the most for. Sometimes higher labor too. less
Anyway, the cost of accreditation is not zero, but the lower yield per acre is actually usually what you're paying the most for. Sometimes higher labor too. less
03/18/2012
I mostly think of foods and products like that, without any chemicals in them.
03/18/2012
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I went with the second option, that is what first comes to mind
Originally posted by
Antipova
It's a word with several meanings, and each meaning is very important.
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head ... more
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head ... more
It's a word with several meanings, and each meaning is very important.
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head first?
I know with context clues it's usually simple to decipher what meaning the speaker intended, but I'm curious which meaning you think of in the absence of context. less
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head first?
I know with context clues it's usually simple to decipher what meaning the speaker intended, but I'm curious which meaning you think of in the absence of context. less
03/18/2012
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Yup. That's why I don't purchase organic food, even though I would like to.
Originally posted by
Elaira
For me, organic = costs more.
03/18/2012
Mostly just stuff that's grown naturally.
03/04/2013
Walmart "organic" mean something different to me than farmers' market "organic".
03/04/2013
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i think more healthy than non-organic.
Originally posted by
Antipova
It's a word with several meanings, and each meaning is very important.
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head ... more
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head ... more
It's a word with several meanings, and each meaning is very important.
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head first?
I know with context clues it's usually simple to decipher what meaning the speaker intended, but I'm curious which meaning you think of in the absence of context. less
Sometimes it seems like they get confused, thought---and I'm just curious. When you hear the word, with *no context clue*---which meaning pops into your head first?
I know with context clues it's usually simple to decipher what meaning the speaker intended, but I'm curious which meaning you think of in the absence of context. less
03/04/2013
I think of a substance containing carbon.
03/04/2013
high doller
03/04/2013
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