I prefer to buy organic since I'd rather spots on my apples than to kill all the birds and the bees.
If the farmer is going to use natural methods of reducing pest populations rather than using pesticides, it's going to cost more. But I'd rather they use those methods, so I'm willing to pay more. Not for my own health, but rather to reduce the effects on the environment.
Genetically modified foods is another quagmire... I'm not against genetically modifying food to make them pest resistant because, again, that reduces the pesticides needed. And growing better and bigger means less area needed to be cleared for farming. So long as their is adequate testing for health impacts, I'm okay with it.
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