"The point about organic farming is that: - -- it's based on a sustainable model"
Is it? If its productivity and yield are lower, it will absorb more labour and more land. That means some different priorities at least.
"- -- it does not use poisnous chemicals"
Right-winger Julian Morris found quite a lot of evidence of organic food poisoning.
"- -- it is more nutritious, recent studies show that organic produce has up to twice the nutrients/vitamins as industrially produced food."
I'd like to see those studies. I found the reverse when I looked at the literature.
"- -- the food tastes good"
Well it can be good, it can also be pretty mouldy and grungy.
"Also, I don't know what supermarket you shop at, but in California, the
diff in price between organic produce and industrial produce is quite small. Maybe 25%."
To me that sounds a lot. Imagine your total food bill increased by a quarter. I have to say that here in over-priced England, you Americans take your low agri-business food prices for granted. I teach a class of US students, and they are appalled by what they pay for their Euro-subsidised products. -- James Heartfield The 'Death of the Subject' Explained is available at GBP11.00, plus GBP1.00 p&p from Publications, audacity.org, 8 College Close, Hackney, London, E9 6ER. Make cheques payable to 'Audacity Ltd'