Meghan54
Lifer
- Oct 18, 2009
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You think you’re dodging pesticides buying organic? 😂😂😂😂I see the stuff people buy at Costco, I buy cheap meat... always. And not a lot. I wandered into my local indie supermarket a couple weeks ago. Rainy weather, I needed a walk and instead of heading for the hills, on a whim I just went in the market. No intention to buy anything, just had a look around. My conclusion was that a lot of people around here "must be made out of money." I'd never buy 95+% of the stuff they have in there. I pretty much stay away from processed food of any kind. For instance, I do NOT buy a can of beans, etc. I buy dry beans, etc., likely organic (when available), so that's an additional expense, but I have some comfort in thinking I'm dodging pesticides. A high percentage of my nourishment is organic. My meats, usually not, though, but I don't eat much meat at all. Probably not enough to keep a cat alive, I like to say, maybe even a rat!
Organic foods are not pesticide free, like many people may think. Organic farmers are allowed to use approved organic pesticides as well as some approved synthetic pesticides. There is a large variation in pesticide toxicity and environmental impact — within and between organic and synthetic pesticides — so “natural” pesticides aren’t inherently less toxic or better for the environment either, but that’s not to say residues on either conventional or organic foods are anywhere near unsafe levels.