| Farming practices used before the 1900's
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| | All of this though begs the questions -
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| are classed as organic. It was only after
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| | why can't farmers just grow food without
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| this that added chemicals such as urea
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| | chemicals at all, why does it need
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| and DDT were brought into farming -
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| | regulation, and why were chemicals
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| previous to this, farmers didn't have the
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| | introduced into grown food and other
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| knowledge and simply put, were happy
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| | consumables in the first place; I think
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| enough with things as they were; as most
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| | you already know the answer though, and
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| of us today would be. After all, home
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| | that's money.
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| grown food is often the nicest, most
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| | In this modern technological age where
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| tasty food we put on our plates.
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| | farmers are in direct competition between
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| For some reason, during the 1960's and
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| | each other to gain the bigger contracts
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| 1970's the concept of organic food became
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| | of the supermarkets and other food
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| a separate entity to the 'normal' food we
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| | retailers, they have to be cheap. They
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| were then buying. Consumers had been
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| | simply can't grow the vegetables (for
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| effectively duped into believing that
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| | example) as fast as the grocery store can
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| what they were buying, was food as nature
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| | sell them, so they have to resort to
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| intended, it not appreciating that the
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| | other methods to keep up, or did do at
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| chemicals which were added during growth
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| | least until the consumers voice began to
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| of the 'normal stuff' were what actually
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| | ring out strong and true.
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| made the food abnormal in the first
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| | Organic food is no longer a small niche
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| place.
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| | in the food desires of Americans; it is
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| Rachel Carson, a prominent writer,
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| | becoming what everyone wants. Everyone
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| biologist and ecologist established
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| | now wants and feels the need to eat in a
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| public awareness of these issues via
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| | more healthy fashion with the onset of so
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| 'Silent Spring', a book she wrote which
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| | many new medical conditions which prove
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| basically brought about major controversy
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| | costly as it is; a little more expense to
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| on the use of agricultural chemicals and
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| | eat something grown without strong use of
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| synthetic pesticides in particular. As a
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| | chemicals (which could 'theoretically'
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| direct result of this book, and the
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| | make it worse) might mean a saving
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| growing concern over the use of farm
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| | health-wise instead.
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| chemicals which consumers were suddenly
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| | The organic food trend of today is
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| more aware of, chemical regulation
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| | growing ever-stronger, and not just for
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| procedures were put into place, and when
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| | vegetables even though at one point
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| the demand for organically grown food
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| | organic purchases totalled over 40% of
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| rose, so did the need for further
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| | all organic buys. Meat and fish which is
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| regulatory procedures to cut down on the
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| | organically produced is still at the
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| ecologically destructive and toxic
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| | lowest of all food purchases, but is
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| chemicals.
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| | moving up the chain too. Dairy, bread and
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| Today, organic food is finally reaching
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| | grain, beverages and snacks are all
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| an all time high of acceptance from
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| | becoming more and more popular.
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| consumers, so its demand is increasing -
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| | Today there are more Organic supermarkets
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| more 'organically acceptable'
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| | popping up everywhere, sometimes in
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| agricultural procedures are gaining
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| | certain areas more than others - almost
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| momentum, and it seems even though it is
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| | as though people in one state are more
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| more expensive than chemically treated
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| | 'organic' than others but on the whole it
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| foodstuffs, it is healthier, and it is
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| | is more of a blanket change than just a
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| that health factor which is winning the
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| | few people trying to eat in a healthier
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| battle against chemically treated
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| | way, the amount of people eating
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| consumables.
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| | organically is far more substantial than
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| A creation of a whole new set of ideas
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| | most realize. Suddenly people have more
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| about organic standards which first came
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| | choice, and this is obviously because the
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| into debate in 1990, took over ten years
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| | demand is there. The world is finally
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| to refine to relative perfection, and
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| | going organic, and with any luck the
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| they will still evolve as new practices
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| | bigger grocery store chains will have to
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| come into force. It is by these standards
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| | meet this demand, rather than flood the
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| now that, organic food and other products
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| | market with low-cost chemically treated
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| such as wool in the USA is grown
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| | alternatives.
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| gathered.
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