10-26-2009, 06:38 PM
dk62 wrote: ...And finally, realize that eating organic and locally produced food can be considered somewhat elitist. There is no way that the population of Earth can be fed by small operations or organically-grown produce. Therefore, the majority of humans have only the choice of eating "artificially" grown/produced food - or starving. So it may be OK for you to wish to feed your family with "good" food, but there is no way that the practice can be proselytized.
Not saying you're wrong here, but I do question it. As I understand it, the U.S. produces far more food than it needs. If areas like China, India and Africa produce food with non-natural pesticide/herbicide/fertilizer, have they only done so relatively recently (in the last couple of decades)? How did the feed everyone before that? Do they even do it today? Is it more expensive than the organic method (even though it wasn't certified as so) on a yield basis?