[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tim-...ors_picks=true

Some very concerning trends IMO and that last quote nails it. Dumb consumers who believe in falsehoods and fear mongering should not drive these changes.

The public anxiety over GMO foods show that the average consumer labours under remarkable ignorance about agriculture, while cynical marketers exploit that ignorance to enhance their own brands.

I listened to a CBC documentary about organic food last year, puzzling over why more Canadians don't buy locally-sourced organic food, and in the entire 55 minutes there was not a single mention of cost. It's criminally disingenuous of organic food advocates to omit any consideration of yields and cost in their arguments.