“You can’t afford not to eat organic.” I heard someone say this at a recent gathering of farmers, most of whom call themselves “organic” if not actually “certified organic” and it took me aback. Of course, since I was a guest at the event I just sat there with my blank-face, I call it my “chopping broccoli face” and wondered how on earth we got to this point where alternative producers are denigrating “commercial producers”. What are we doing tearing our industry apart from the inside, when there are plenty of people on the outside of food production willing to do it for us?
Consumers deserve choices. There is room for both organic and traditional agriculture. Unfortunately, there has been hostility and negativity between the two sectors of Agriculture. Consumers desire the truth, and they deserve a wholesome food supply without rhetoric.