Tuesday, December 22, 2020

and, no, that little "organic" sticker on your fruit doesn't mean there's not aluminum in the soil.

what it means is that the grower only used pesticides made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and perhaps nitrogen & sulfur. you might think "organic" means "natural" or "pesticide-free" or something, but that's because you're a horrible ignoramus. "organic" refers to "organic chemistry" and just means "uses a specific type of pesticides, and not this other type".

that actually, generally, means that they have to use more pesticide, because it's less effective than some gmo solutions, like round-up. further, these pesticides are often more poisonous to humans than "inorganic" pesticides, and are every bit as carcinogenic as well, if not more so. benzene, for example, would be considered a highly carcinogenic, organic pesticide - and your organic produce could very well be smothered in it.

so, i don't bother with "organic food". it's a scam.

what i would potentially pay a little more for, if i could, would be locally grown greenhouse produce, both because it's dramatically lower on emissions and because it could potentially avoid using any pesticides at all via proper indoor temperature control, cleaning and sealing. there is simply no way to profitably grow anything outside without pesticides nowadays, and your soil is so filthy that it wouldn't even be worthwhile to try. but, if you take the plants out of the soil and you bring the whole thing inside, then you all of a sudden don't need to introduce these chemicals into the growing process any more.

is it feasible to eat entirely out of greenhouses, here? i dunno...