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patphil

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5. It's all about greed.

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Sat Aug 24, 2019, 09:09 AM

Aug 2019

Quantity of food to sell maximizes profit. No concern for quality.
Just soak the fields in pesticides, and cheap inorganic fertilizer to increase the yield.
Profit Trumps health concerns every time in the world of corporate farming.

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Broccoli Is Dying. Corn Is Toxic. Long Live Microbiomes! [View all] Mike 03 Aug 2019 OP

K & R. Fascinating and sad simultaneously. bronxiteforever Aug 2019 #1

Humans continue in self-destruct mode. democratisphere Aug 2019 #2

Wow... karin_sj Aug 2019 #3

That's not necessary. Just eat organically grown foods. Eyeball_Kid Aug 2019 #4

It's all about greed. patphil Aug 2019 #5

Yes. Profits/greed rule the day. More, bigger and faster. yonder Aug 2019 #17

It's just not that easy to "eat" organically grown foods Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #6

THIS. And it's not just organics -- a lot of crops are just expensive to grow. Auggie Aug 2019 #16

+1 Ferrets are Cool Aug 2019 #19

there are products out there now to feed your soil biome. mopinko Aug 2019 #7

You betcha... we are fortunate in the area we live Ellipsis Aug 2019 #14

"plants grow faster but contain fewer nutrients" crazytown Aug 2019 #8

Good question. paleotn Aug 2019 #11

"spouting bullshit" crazytown Aug 2019 #18

K&R Paka Aug 2019 #9

As we see more articles about fake organic labeling. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #10

Fake organic food scammers. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #20

OK... paleotn Aug 2019 #12

That's why I eat as much junk food as I do. Ligyron Aug 2019 #13

20 years ago a Vermont organic farmer told me BarbD Aug 2019 #15