Comments on: Organic Is Not Enough http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1101 KristenM Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:00:59 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1101 Ranee -- I'm sooo jealous of the honey! How wonderful. And yes, our tastebuds are whacked. No other way to describe it. I posted a link in my Thursday Link Love post that goes to a study done on tastebuds, nerve centers in the brain, and our sweet tooths. It's worth reading! Ranee — I’m sooo jealous of the honey! How wonderful. And yes, our tastebuds are whacked. No other way to describe it. I posted a link in my Thursday Link Love post that goes to a study done on tastebuds, nerve centers in the brain, and our sweet tooths. It’s worth reading!

]]> By: Ranee @ Arabian Knits http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1100 Ranee @ Arabian Knits Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:31:42 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1100 I agree! We buy locally raised and made as much as possible, as well as raising our own chickens and eggs, harvesting our own honey and growing much of our herbs and vegetation. Organic comes after locally raised in our economy scale, and even that we try to get locally. Also, although some of our food doesn't say organic, it is raised that way, they just can't afford/don't want to go through the rigmarole and paperwork to be certified. I saw your other post about Leslie Stahl. It is insane how people think that eating actual food takes so much money. We feed a family of eight, get cleaning supplies, paper products, feed for our chickens and a cat all for between $600-700 a month. Also, how hard is it to fry an egg and make toast? We do that just about every morning. It really doesn't take that long. People are lazy and have lost their taste for food, I think. I have met people who prefer box cake to homemade, or pancake mix to the real thing. Something is wrong with our tastebuds if that can be true. <abbr><em>Ranee @ Arabian Knits I agree! We buy locally raised and made as much as possible, as well as raising our own chickens and eggs, harvesting our own honey and growing much of our herbs and vegetation. Organic comes after locally raised in our economy scale, and even that we try to get locally. Also, although some of our food doesn’t say organic, it is raised that way, they just can’t afford/don’t want to go through the rigmarole and paperwork to be certified.

I saw your other post about Leslie Stahl. It is insane how people think that eating actual food takes so much money. We feed a family of eight, get cleaning supplies, paper products, feed for our chickens and a cat all for between $600-700 a month. Also, how hard is it to fry an egg and make toast? We do that just about every morning. It really doesn’t take that long. People are lazy and have lost their taste for food, I think. I have met people who prefer box cake to homemade, or pancake mix to the real thing. Something is wrong with our tastebuds if that can be true.

Ranee @ Arabian Knits

]]> By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1099 KristenM Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:20:38 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1099 Helen -- Thanks for the link. Checking it out now. Michelle -- I think the marriage of organics with big business is a blessing and a curse. It's good that organic practices are becoming more popular, that Big Organic is taking off and becoming something even the average consumer might be able to afford. But it's downside is what we've been talking about here. Organic Products Online -- Who ever minds getting links back to their site? The more the merrier! Lori -- Right. Many of my food choices are made on a scale of priorities. I do the best I can with the budget I have. Organic is important for somethings to me (a guarantee that animals were raised w/o growth hormones or antibiotics, or certain thin skinned fruits & veggies), but if I can get that guarantee w/o the "organic" certification and it saves me money, I jump at the chance. Helen — Thanks for the link. Checking it out now.

Michelle — I think the marriage of organics with big business is a blessing and a curse. It’s good that organic practices are becoming more popular, that Big Organic is taking off and becoming something even the average consumer might be able to afford. But it’s downside is what we’ve been talking about here.

Organic Products Online — Who ever minds getting links back to their site? The more the merrier!

Lori — Right. Many of my food choices are made on a scale of priorities. I do the best I can with the budget I have. Organic is important for somethings to me (a guarantee that animals were raised w/o growth hormones or antibiotics, or certain thin skinned fruits & veggies), but if I can get that guarantee w/o the “organic” certification and it saves me money, I jump at the chance.

]]> By: Lori http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1098 Lori Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:49:49 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1098 Couldn't agree more. I like your term "beyond organic". The term "organic" doesn't mean a whole lot to me. It could be a better choice, yes, but it isn't completely without problem. We've got to take a closer look at our food sources for sure. <abbr><em>Lori Couldn’t agree more. I like your term “beyond organic”. The term “organic” doesn’t mean a whole lot to me. It could be a better choice, yes, but it isn’t completely without problem. We’ve got to take a closer look at our food sources for sure.

Lori

]]> By: Organic Products Online http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1097 Organic Products Online Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:14:56 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1097 Love your post!! Finally someone got it right!!! Would you mind if I put a blogroll link back to your post? :) Love your post!! Finally someone got it right!!! Would you mind if I put a blogroll link back to your post? :)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1096 Michelle Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:23:10 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1096 Can Organic and Big Business go together is the question I ask myself? They are opposites, in a way. Plenty of food labeled Organic out there I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot fork! I think the marketing term "organic" is one reason why people hate spending money at health food stores. They buy organic cookies, crackers and mac-n-cheese and wonder why eating healthy has to be so expensive. They're just getting duped. <abbr><em>Michelle Can Organic and Big Business go together is the question I ask myself? They are opposites, in a way. Plenty of food labeled Organic out there I wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot fork! I think the marketing term “organic” is one reason why people hate spending money at health food stores. They buy organic cookies, crackers and mac-n-cheese and wonder why eating healthy has to be so expensive. They’re just getting duped.

Michelle

]]> By: Helen http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1095 Helen Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:03:10 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1095 According to Doug Kaufmann's www.knowthecause.com website and books, peanuts and corn are universally contaminated with mold. Helen According to Doug Kaufmann’s http://www.knowthecause.com website and books, peanuts and corn are universally contaminated with mold.

Helen

]]> By: lo http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1094 lo Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:39:07 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1094 Gotta come back to comment about one more thing -- I think the best thing about the conversation that's been started here is that it highlights the element of PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. We each need to be responsible for our own purchasing decisions -- and sometimes that's not easy. It's important to know the companies/farms we're buying from... and that we make an effort to know what the impact of our buying decisions is. In other words, thoughtlessly picking up a container that says "organic" on the label isn't the best way to make a difference. There's more to it than that. For me, buying LOCAL is a huge piece of this picture. Sometimes that means I'm buying organic, sustainable products. Other times, it means I'm buying Honest Food from an Honest Farmer who espouses my values and lives within 5-10 miles of my house. <abbr><em>lo Gotta come back to comment about one more thing — I think the best thing about the conversation that’s been started here is that it highlights the element of PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. We each need to be responsible for our own purchasing decisions — and sometimes that’s not easy. It’s important to know the companies/farms we’re buying from… and that we make an effort to know what the impact of our buying decisions is.

In other words, thoughtlessly picking up a container that says “organic” on the label isn’t the best way to make a difference. There’s more to it than that.

For me, buying LOCAL is a huge piece of this picture. Sometimes that means I’m buying organic, sustainable products. Other times, it means I’m buying Honest Food from an Honest Farmer who espouses my values and lives within 5-10 miles of my house.

lo

]]> By: lo http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1093 lo Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:35:36 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1093 AMEN! This post is great, not only because it brings some really important aspects of "conscientious eating" to the fore -- but also because it has invoked such great conversation. What a great way to share and educate one another! <abbr><em>lo AMEN! This post is great, not only because it brings some really important aspects of “conscientious eating” to the fore — but also because it has invoked such great conversation. What a great way to share and educate one another!

lo

]]> By: KristenM http://www.foodrenegade.com/organic-is-not-enough/#comment-1092 KristenM Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:14:47 +0000 http://www.foodrenegade.com/?p=511#comment-1092 Linsey -- You may be right. I'll go check out your link next. Annie -- Oh, I completely agree. No offense taken! "Organic" is good as far as it goes, but it has limitations (which we both pointed out.) And I don't intend to raise the label "Local" up as a better alternative to Organic. I want to raise up "Real Food" as the standard, and I define that in my bullet points. The trouble is, "Real Food" isn't a label that can be regulated. Plus, it's not one easily definable idea. If a person wants to eat Real Food, they're going to have to start being educated about labels and what they mean. They're going to have to start asking LOTS of questions, and they're going to have to start making tough decisions based on the order of priorities they set down for themselves. My goal is to help empower people with the information they need to judge for themselves. For me, the easiest test of Real Food is this: would my great-grandmother have recognized this as food (particularly when she was my age -- the shape of food started changing pretty early on in the last century)? Would this be the sort of thing she would have eaten? Linsey — You may be right. I’ll go check out your link next.

Annie — Oh, I completely agree. No offense taken! “Organic” is good as far as it goes, but it has limitations (which we both pointed out.) And I don’t intend to raise the label “Local” up as a better alternative to Organic. I want to raise up “Real Food” as the standard, and I define that in my bullet points.

The trouble is, “Real Food” isn’t a label that can be regulated. Plus, it’s not one easily definable idea. If a person wants to eat Real Food, they’re going to have to start being educated about labels and what they mean. They’re going to have to start asking LOTS of questions, and they’re going to have to start making tough decisions based on the order of priorities they set down for themselves. My goal is to help empower people with the information they need to judge for themselves.

For me, the easiest test of Real Food is this: would my great-grandmother have recognized this as food (particularly when she was my age — the shape of food started changing pretty early on in the last century)? Would this be the sort of thing she would have eaten?

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