What do you think is good about organic products and what's bad about them.?

Question

what are some of the organic products

Answer 1

The good things about organic products are that they do not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides that can accumulate in the environment and potentially harm wildlife and humans.  Organic farming practices also involve methods that keep soils fertile instead of depleting them of nutrients that have to be replaced with artificial fertilizers.  Additionally, because organic produce is not being sprayed with pesticides, the plants generally have to work harder to defend themselves.  The chemicals that these plants produce, in some instances, can actually increase their vigor, flavor and nutritional value for humans.

I don't think there is anything really bad about organic products, but i do think that the organic industry has sold out in a lot of areas.  When you can buy processed foods with all kinds of additives that are called "organic" because they adhere to some minimal standard set by federal law, that's sad.  It's almost like a religion to some people that clouds their ability to make sound, reasonable judgments.  There are plenty of farmers who are not "organic", but have exceptional farming practices and are arguably better for the environment than some of the mega-farms in CA that are technically organic.  I also think that the organic industry has over-reacted to genetic engineering.