Quote Originally Posted by BigTex
I find the idea of organic food a bit rediculous. They prevent many great advances in food production just so they can slap a organic label and have a nice hippe fan base to sell to. The idea that groundwater pollution and other form of pollutants getting into the enviroment all in the name of "organic" food is ridiculous, and personally I dislike the idea of having my food grown from uncleaned cow sh*t anyways.
Organic food producers don't "prevent" advances, they just choose to grow/raise food without unnatural chemicals or feed. It's a little more expensive, but some people are willing to pay that premium. Before you knock organics, maybe you ought to look a little closer into how food is mass-produced these days. There are some very unsavory practices being used, our British cousins here can definitely regale us with cautionary tales on BSE. Short term gain in cattle size for the long term problems of whole herds slaughtered, exports banned, and food safety image harmed for a very long time.

I'm not a hippie vegan tree-hugger, but I do eat some organic food. Organic beef tastes better anyway. Same with organic milk (for some reason, it keeps longer too, haven't figured this one out yet).