A Question about 'Organics'

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Posted by Katherine on September 4, 2004 at 23:49:51:

Having noted several posts here requesting that products
be 'organic,' I should greatly appreciate it if some of you could
enlighten me on this topic. My understanding - which is arguably
limited - is that the term 'organic,' in its most basic application,
refers to any carbon-based life form. A more extended use of the
word, and the one I think is meant in your posts, seems to refer to
the cultivation of plants without the application of commercially
produced chemical fertilisers, which passes from the domain of
biochemistry into that of ethics and legality. Now: I have been told
that, apparently, the strict nutritional value of foods, be
they 'organically' produced or not, does not vary one whit in terms
of what those foods deliver, so that the whole current marketing of
so-called 'organic' foods - or cosmetics - represents another
corporate rip-off. More to our point here, does anyone know of any
studies which indicate just what kind and rate of pesticide
absorption goes on, how that affects the stuff thus grown, and how it
is passed on to us? I can't, for my part, imagine that it doesn't
have some delerious effect! Sorry for the length of this post, but I
have an absolutely disaster-ridden personal production line,
including a history of cancer, so I hope you'll understand my
concerns and forgive me...TIA.

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: Having noted several posts here requesting that products : be 'organic,' I should greatly appreciate it if some of you could : enlighten me on this topic. My understanding - which is arguably : limited - is that the term 'organic,' in its most basic application, : refers to any carbon-based life form. A more extended use of the : word, and the one I think is meant in your posts, seems to refer to : the cultivation of plants without the application of commercially : produced chemical fertilisers, which passes from the domain of : biochemistry into that of ethics and legality. Now: I have been told : that, apparently, the strict nutritional value of foods, be : they 'organically' produced or not, does not vary one whit in terms : of what those foods deliver, so that the whole current marketing of : so-called 'organic' foods - or cosmetics - represents another : corporate rip-off. More to our point here, does anyone know of any : studies which indicate just what kind and rate of pesticide : absorption goes on, how that affects the stuff thus grown, and how it : is passed on to us? I can't, for my part, imagine that it doesn't : have some delerious effect! Sorry for the length of this post, but I : have an absolutely disaster-ridden personal production line, : including a history of cancer, so I hope you'll understand my : concerns and forgive me...TIA.
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