Organic Is Great

[Tufsoles]

I know many of us on this site gone organic. I have been organic for several years because of my sensory headaches/ migraines/ Skin problems. But how do I explain why going organic goes along with catholic teaching.

[Gabriela]

Stewardship of the earth. Social responsibility. Human treatment of animals. Support of local communities and the "little guy".

 

Etc. Etc. Etc.

 

Also, this may sound a little strange, but I'm gonna' disclose it anyway: I've been almost 100% organic for several years now. Recently, for reasons I shant bother to explain, I had to eat for about three weeks from the grocery store deli. Not organic, obviously. After about a week, my libido shot off the charts. I mean, temptations were rampant. My thoughts were impure. All the time. I could not figure out what was wrong with me. Then it finally hit me: The only thing that had changed was my diet. I switched back to 100% organic immediately, and within two days, the problem was solved.

 

No hormones in our meat? My ass.

Edited March 9, 2013 by curiousing

[ToJesusMyHeart]

Stewardship of the earth. Social responsibility. Human treatment of animals. Support of local communities and the "little guy".

 

Etc. Etc. Etc.

 

Also, this may sound a little strange, but I'm gonna' disclose it anyway: I've been almost 100% organic for several years now. Recently, for reasons I shant bother to explain, I had to eat for about three weeks from the grocery store deli. Not organic, obviously. After about a week, my libido shot off the charts. I mean, temptations were rampant. My thoughts were impure. All the time. I could not figure out what was wrong with me. Then it finally hit me: The only thing that had changed was my diet. I switched back to 100% organic immediately, and within two days, the problem was solved.

 

No hormones in our meat? My ass.

:o Amazing! Thank you for sharing! 

 

Two of my roommates are vegetarian organics, and have been slowly and patiently informing me of the hazards of non-organic foods, but this is one hazard I hadn't heard of yet. 

[Debra Little]

organic is nice if you can afford it but a lot of people cannot

afford to pay the steep prices for organic foods.  it doesn't make

sense that good food is so expensive and all the bad stuff is

so cheap.  what the fda allows to pass for food absolutely \

amazes me.  no one needs all that fat, salt and sugar.  they

are just providing folks with a slow death.  For myself, I eat as

little processed food as possible.  If I want meat, I go to a meat

store where most, if not all, of the meat is grown naturally without

hormones and antibiotics pumped into these animals. 

[PadrePioOfPietrelcino]

It is partly a myth that organic food is more expensive. There are several things that must be considered beyond the shelf price, first is that organic nutrition is better and used more fully than non- organic and especial GMO food. Meaning you can eat less volumn and get the same/ more nutrition. Especially when combined with good nutrition preservation cooking techniques. As well better food means better health leading to decreased medical costs. Finally it IS possible to have small organic growing operations of even just a few plants in some pots for apartment livers like myself, some of this food is incredibly cost effective, and some may even be canned for year round consumption of good healthy food.

[Luigi]

The fishes and loaves that Jesus multiplied were organic.

 

Ergo, organic is Biblical.

[Tufsoles]

Thanks. Now I can explain it without going uhhh..ummm..

[missionseeker]

Why would it be not in line with them? 

[PhuturePriest]

I'd like to eat organic food, but unfortunately I can't. My town doesn't sell organic food. However, my black belts are all gung-ho about eating organic food and the health benefits of it. Karate itself has tons of health benefits, but that with organic food would be great. We're planting a garden and we're going to eat better food, so hopefully this will be closer to organic. I can definitely see myself eating organic food when I am out on my own, especially since I don't eat much anyway so smaller quantities doesn't bother me.

[arfink]

My take on organic is very different. I find that organic isn't good stewardship. It reduces the efficiency of farms without any sound scientifically-provable benefit. The oft-touted benefits of organic produce are largely unproven by serious peer-reviewed science, and I am inclined to believe are greatly exaggerated. By reducing our farm yields with "organic" varieties we are increasing the cost of food, harming the poor most.

 

Of course I appreciate the attempts of organic farmers to break the hold of GMO giants like Monsanto. GMO sellers  make their money by increasing crop efficiency, only to consume the additional profits for themselves, rather than to benefit all. However, I believe that is ultimately not the battle of organic farmers, but of policy reform to remove the ludicrous protections of "intellectual property" in our country, which currently allows for the patenting of hybrids and genes, and for these patented good to be hoarded from other men indefinitely.

Edited March 19, 2013 by arfink

[missionseeker]

I'd like to eat organic food, but unfortunately I can't. My town doesn't sell organic food. However, my black belts are all gung-ho about eating organic food and the health benefits of it. Karate itself has tons of health benefits, but that with organic food would be great. We're planting a garden and we're going to eat better food, so hopefully this will be closer to organic. I can definitely see myself eating organic food when I am out on my own, especially since I don't eat much anyway so smaller quantities doesn't bother me.

http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?lat=38.38285&lon=-97.52712&scale=5

 

My take on organic is very different. I find that organic isn't good stewardship. It reduces the efficiency of farms without any sound scientifically-provable benefit. The oft-touted benefits of organic produce are largely unproven by serious peer-reviewed science, and I am inclined to believe are greatly exaggerated. By reducing our farm yields with "organic" varieties we are increasing the cost of food, harming the poor most.

 

Of course I appreciate the attempts of organic farmers to break the hold of GMO giants like Monsanto. GMO sellers  make their money by increasing crop efficiency, only to consume the additional profits for themselves, rather than to benefit all. However, I believe that is ultimately not the battle of organic farmers, but of policy reform to remove the ludicrous protections of "intellectual property" in our country, which currently allows for the patenting of hybrids and genes, and for these patented good to be hoarded from other men indefinitely.

Actually, that's pretty untrue. Organically grown foods increases the productivity of the soil itself. Instead of adding chemicals that make food grow (which are not the best for humans to consume and which seep into the groundwater. It also usually does produce more as there are more nutrients able to get through the soil to the plant. I did an entire project on soil composition and organic vs. non organic growing methods in high school. I don't remember exact numbers, but the idea that organic is a waste of farmland is crap. 

 

 

USDA = no such thing as policy reform or truth when it comes to scientific studies of farming techniques. They are paid off by Monsanto. 

[mortify]

I know many of us on this site gone organic. I have been organic for several years because of my sensory headaches/ migraines/ Skin problems. But how do I explain why going organic goes along with catholic teaching.

 

Conformity to nature is a good thing, and organics get us closer to that

[PhuturePriest]

http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?lat=38.38285&lon=-97.52712&scale=5

 

Actually, that's pretty untrue. Organically grown foods increases the productivity of the soil itself. Instead of adding chemicals that make food grow (which are not the best for humans to consume and which seep into the groundwater. It also usually does produce more as there are more nutrients able to get through the soil to the plant. I did an entire project on soil composition and organic vs. non organic growing methods in high school. I don't remember exact numbers, but the idea that organic is a waste of farmland is croutons. 

 

 

USDA = no such thing as policy reform or truth when it comes to scientific studies of farming techniques. They are paid off by Monsanto. 

 

The USDA can go drink bleach. They make rules for restaurants that cannot possibly be done while running a business. I know this because I'm a part of one.

 

And thanks for the link.

[missionseeker]

The USDA can go drink bleach. They make rules for restaurants that cannot possibly be done while running a business. I know this because I'm a part of one.

 

And thanks for the link.

They shut down farms on a daily basis. Makes sense, right? 

[arfink]

http://www.localharvest.org/search.jsp?lat=38.38285&lon=-97.52712&scale=5

 

Actually, that's pretty untrue. Organically grown foods increases the productivity of the soil itself. Instead of adding chemicals that make food grow (which are not the best for humans to consume and which seep into the groundwater. It also usually does produce more as there are more nutrients able to get through the soil to the plant. I did an entire project on soil composition and organic vs. non organic growing methods in high school. I don't remember exact numbers, but the idea that organic is a waste of farmland is croutons. 

 

 

USDA = no such thing as policy reform or truth when it comes to scientific studies of farming techniques. They are paid off by Monsanto. 

 

Oh of course, I wouldn't trust the USDA either. That's why I say there isn't enough peer-reviewed research on any of this. Nobody else has bothered, and the organic farmers don't have the ability to collect enough data to be conclusive instead of mere accident.