Comments for Organic Food

Comment on What are some celebrities that support organic food choices? by renee12345

renee12345 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:07:23 +0000

gweneth paltrow feeds her kids organic

Comment on What are some celebrities that support organic food choices? by id swim the ocean for you

id swim the ocean for you — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:44:14 +0000

michelle obama >.>

Comment on Restaurant selling food stating that it is organic but is really serving none organic food? by Ohiorganic

Ohiorganic — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:42:01 +0000

In order to use the term organic in any food marketing such as stating such on a menu or table tents the food has to come from certified organic sources and copies of the certification papers from every source must be on file.

You can complain to your state dept of agriculture or the USDA marketing service . I see today (actually Oct they have a pdf all about how to turn someone in for noncompliance

Good Luck and be careful

Comment on Restaurant selling food stating that it is organic but is really serving none organic food? by gomanyes

gomanyes — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:20:09 +0000

You can complain to your county health department.

However, be prepared to show documentation that proves that the food is not organic.

Comment on What are the effects of Organic Food Production? by J^3

J^3 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:21:37 +0000

1) One of the major points of organic farming is to cut down on the rampant use of pesticide and fertilizer. They do not use any synthetic chemicals for pest/fert, and thus use stuff like ladybugs to kill pests and rotting fish to fertilize the land.

2) You use up more land per unit of production, but you don’t destroy forests to make more land. There’s plenty of arable space left unfarmed in the USA and other “organic conscious” countries. In addition, organic farms leave the ecosystem in much better shape since the plants there are more diverse.

Also, “A 2003 investigation by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs in the UK found, similar to other reports, that organic farming “can produce positive environmental benefits”"

3) Organic food is genetically the same, but we have no conclusive evidence for or against the nutrition claims. However, they have noticeably less pesticide, which can be a plus in your “is this food healthier” decision.

Comment on Restaurant selling food stating that it is organic but is really serving none organic food? by Patrick G

Patrick G — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:08:22 +0000

I have no idea what falls advertisement is.

But assuming you mean false advertisement, then simply report him to the county public health service.

Or, don’t eat there.

Personally it sounds like you have an axe to grind and are looking for vengeance of some sort. That is a very dangerous game to play. IF you make false claims and he losses business because of it the you are guilty of slander.

Comment on Organic Food? by Ohiorganic

Ohiorganic — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:13:53 +0000

Compost you can toss in conventional food along with hay, staw and manure and still call the completed compost organic. though in recent years there has been big problems with using conventional hay and straw-there are a couple of persistent herbicides that do not break down during the composting and have been killing crops when the compost is applied. there are also issues with the drugs they use in conventional animals, especially vermicides (wormers) killing off the some of the creatures that make composting happen.

Chickens do not need to come from an organic source as long as they are bought as day old chicks. Other livestock can also come from non organic sources but must be under 3 months old (weanling) when they arrive at the certified organic farm.

the livestock must also be slaughtered at a certified organic processor or they lose their organicness and cannot be sold as organic.

Comment on Organic Food? by Lady G-force

Lady G-force — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:45:53 +0000

The basic principles are the same around the world (use organic fertilisers like compost; free-range livestock systems, no routine use of drugs etc.). But the specifics depend on the organic standards that exist in your country. In the EU, yes, non-organic material can be put on the compost pile, like non-organic cattle manure. In fact, an organic farmer can only use non-organic manure on his land IF he has first composted it, or stacked it for four months. This is to ensure it is properly decomposed. Also, the manure cannot come from a farm that has been using GM feed, to ensure no spread of GM DNA on the land.

But there are MANY other things that an organic livestock farmer has to do, as well as using organic feed. For example:
- the livestock must be raised in a free-range system for most of their lives
- for chickens, there are rules on the minimum area of land and house space they must have; for cattle and sheep, there are maximum grazing stocking densities to avoid over-grazing
- there is a maximum flock size for chickens (to reduce stress)
- livestock should be managed in a ‘clean grazing system’, ie. the land rotated, not kept on the same land indefinitely which allows parasites to build up
- no routine use of veterinary drugs, only for treating disease and only if alternative treatments (homeopathy, acupuncture etc.) would not work and then no more than three drugs or else the animal cannot be sold as organic
- for chickens, there are minimum slaughter times, eg. in Europe, this is 81 days, compared to a norm of c. 42 days for non-organic chickens (to ensure they are not made to grow too fast).
etc. etc.

Comment on If resolving the world food crisis comes before producing organic foods? by hwinnum

hwinnum — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:21:46 +0000

The link below gives a thorough explanation why organic farming is the better alternative to “feed the world”.

Comment on Restaurant selling food stating that it is organic but is really serving none organic food? by Argee

Argee — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:05:57 +0000

Trading Standards have specific guidelines on these matters.