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In reply to the discussion: Why Organic Can't Fulfill Our Food Supply Ideals [View all]pnwmom
(109,393 posts)26. He's not an "academic." He worked for a few years at a university before
spending decades working for companies like Dupont.
He's not a disinterested scientist, but someone whose livelihood is connected to pushing products.
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And none of that distraction has anything to do with the BS that is "organic" food marketing.
HuckleB
Mar 2015
#20
I don't understand why these continual promotions for commercial interests are allowed here.
Zorra
Mar 2015
#97
It's true that food produced under NOP certification can use synthetic substances
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#34
I think the majority of all agriculture isn't currently using drip irrigation
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#69
It's classic anti-GMO framing. You're not fooling anyone who actually cares about reality.
HuckleB
Mar 2015
#28
Ag products that use chemicals I imagine, as it's DuPont, which is a chemical company
gollygee
Mar 2015
#36
So anyone who has any connection to the organic industry can be summarily dismissed?
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#66