Reply #19: "Organic" can sometimes be misleading

[HippieCowgirl]

Yesterday I was at the grocery store and picked up a bunch of organic banannas. I looked at the sticker (Dole) and saw that the banannas were grown in Paraguay. The first thing through my mind is, "Well, what passes for organic in Paraguay?"

What passes for organic, here? With the oligarchs taking over all of the regulatory agencies, does FDA certified organic means it has NO pesticides, or does it mean it was produced with only a few pesticides or fertilizers that were certified as "harmeless" by the FDA? Even the food sold at the bigger "organic" markets can be suspect.

I would buy my food from the "farmer's market" down the road, but I have noticed that even there the fuits and veggies on the stand are brand-name, or they are from South of the Border (Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay) where god knows what was sprayed on them.

Learn how to grow your own food in small spaces (my garden is 4 ft x 4 ft x ??tall) and makes plenty of greens, beans and tomatoes, and squash), support city gardens, look for local growers' co-ops...there's a lot you can do to get better food.