 dfiskey says: i feel so conflicted about the whole 'organic' food movement- i find that my produce rot so much quicker than when i go to the regular market-- i try to do a healthy mix of everything, which i suppose is what this article is saying to do anyway. organic ketchup had 57 percent more of the antioxidant lycopene than regular ketchupYes! I actually went out and bought organic ketchup a couple of months back. I didn't even know organic ketchup existed. The bottom line is: The more processed any food item is, the lower the nutrient value. Having grown up on a farm I can say this with 100% certaintity. ; ) One of the greatest set of benefits from organic farming is in the methods and what that means for the soil. What has come to be known as "conventional" farming methods are in fact new when compared to how it's alway been done by nature and humans before the advent of petro-chemicals. These newer, more "convenient" methods cause soil erosion as well. Not to mention petro-chemicals on my food? Yuck. No thanks. On the topic raised about produce rotting earlier than you would like, there is a great product that works very well to control this. These are special green colored bags that make the produce last much longer. They help dissipate the gases the veggies put off that make them b... |
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