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Posted By Pete Longworth
I have long thought that the whole "organic" fad was just a means for supermarkets and specialist shops to charge the earth for normal food. I have been growing all sorts of veg in my front garden this year and when harvested it comes out all sorts of shapes and sizes. However, the fresh taste is something you can't fake. So i ask myself how is it that the organic food on offer is just as uniform in size and shape as the non-organic food?
When it comes to meat however I can see the merit in controlling how it is produced. I gave up buying those plumped up pumped full of hormones chickens that you see on supermarket shelves and now only buy free range. Similarly I have given up buying the bright red beef on offer at supermarkets and only buy beef from the local butchers. Much deeper red, almost brown and well marbled. My wife complains about the price but rather lose a few pounds in the pocket than gain a few pounds around the waist.
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Posted By Steve Lane
Forget the if someone what if the birds drop the seeds, ah ah pollination the birds and the bees now i know what me da was on about making money of a con
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Posted By John Packer
It does seem a bit strange to go to those lengths to ensure the purest of product only to put in it in jar thats been cleaned with tap water laced with numerous chemicals.
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Posted By Chris Packham
According to an old dictionary that I have - old enough to have been before this whole 'organic' movement started - the original definition of organic (which I believe is still valid) was 'containing carbon and deriving from living organisms'. No mention of not using chemicals or artificial fertilisers.
Actually, on principle I have a personal objection to a minority taking a word and giving it a meaning that merely leads to confusion. For example, gay was such a useful word in describing a particular state of mind or quality of a person. Now I cannot use it at all.
In some of my work I have to deal with chemists who work in either organic or inorganic chemistry. They know what they mean by this. I thought I did, but now I am confused!
Chris
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Posted By seanie
dont worry Chris i have been confused(not sexually) since this thread started!!
thank god its friday!!
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Posted By Chris Packham
Incidentally, re water, aren't we talking about dihydrogen monoxide.
Isn't this made up of two substances, one R12 - Extremely flammable (Hydrogen)- and the other R8 - Contact with combustible material may cause fire (Oxygen).
Should this really still be on sale to the general public?
Chris
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Posted By John Packer
Other Deities are available
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Posted By Barry x
Maybee they are reared in wee cages like battery chickens!!
It does not say it is free range honey so keeping then inside would bee OK!!
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Posted By Steve Lane
cushdee hold that thought Rodney
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Posted By warderic
Thanks everyone for your contributions. Still don't know how bees are organic or how water can be calorie free, but it was a good thread even though I haven't a clue what most of you were talking about. Off on holiday now, I need it.
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Posted By Godwin D'Souza
Organic honey means honey from the jungles usually from India or Africa hence the term organic honey as in these countries you don't have cultured bees grown in farms or gardens.Just read the label where the honey comes and you get a idea.
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Posted By Crim
My local supermarket has a section of "Healthy cereal".
Does that mean that any cereal not in that section is "Unhealthy" ?
I have heard about bees contained within a large glasshouse and never go outside. They can be controlled to produce organic honey!
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