Agriculture

=Organic or Genetically Modified - What's your preference?=

USDA definition of organic: (in growing crops and raising animals) natural substances are allowed and synthetic substances are not. (There are exceptions, but they are clearly laid out - [|www.ams.usda.gov]). More to the point, organic means: Here's the National List. [|National Organic List.pdf] And, what **exactly** does "organic" mean? Is that label really anything more than a label?
 * crops are grown without the use of most chemically based pesticides or petroleum- or sewage-based fertilizers;
 * animals are raised without antibiotics or growth hormones;
 * genetic engineering and ionizing radiation are not allowed at any stage of the food creation process;

media type="custom" key="3004966" In this highly-informative video, (17.5 min), Michel Pollan describes a sustainable farming method currently in use and suggests that we're all //under the spell// of corn.