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Old 06-19-2013, 11:00 AM   #252
MaDMaN_26
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
I don't know about Organic being the most friendliest to the environment. Maybe just on the pesticide level it is but the production of organic food is just as industrialized as the production of Non-Organic food. Its back to that fundemental problem with Organic is that people tend to believe it means fresh produce grown on a small scale without chemicals instead of just being grown without chemicals.
I didn't intend to imply I thought organic meant small scale farming or local. I only meant in the sense of herbacide/pesticide use. Superweeds etc...

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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman View Post
All depends if you are buying it in Calgary and it's farmed in California with cow manure...it's not all that great for the environment in terms of greenhouse gasses
If a person can do the 100 mile diet all the better, I don't think that is for me. If I see an option between local and CA or Mexico etc... I take local. That said, all farming has some kind of impact... I just think if you try and go organic, while you may not have the time to research every product you buy, overall you will be on the side of better for the environment.

I guess that absolute best is growing veggies it in your back yard... I'm not that guy though.
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