[Homestead] The Truth About Organic Gardening

Jerry W. Shepperd shepperd at austincc.edu
Wed Feb 27 15:58:39 EST 2008


Even at the local level, there are a wide variety of farmers and 
gardeners who use a wide variety of approaches and an even wider 
variety of both natural and synthetic products, since there is no 
agreed-upon definition of "organic",  "natural", and/or 
"sustainable".  An intelligent use of "Just Say No" requires that one 
have a bit of information about what it is to which one says No.  Not 
everyone who says "I use organic, natural, sustainable methods and 
products" uses organic, natural, sustainable methods and products.

In other words, there is BS at the local, organic, sustainable 
level.  The need is not to know that there is BS, but how to identify 
and, one hopes, not step in it.

Jerry S.

At 02:23 PM 2/27/2008, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
>Gene GeRue wrote:
>
> > Review - The Truth About Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawbacks, and
> > The Bottom Line
> >
> > --by Jeff Gillman
>
>This is just another BS-filled propaganda ploy to try and undermine 
>the natural,
>sustainable and organic agriculture movement. The Cabal just can't 
>seem to stamp
>it all out as hard as they try. Synthetic garden inputs for synthetic people.
>Just say NO to GMO's, synthetic ag chemicals, herbicides, 
>pesticides, etc. in any form, used in agriculture.
>Preserve the interity and quality of our food supply, support local 
>sustainable farmers and gardeners.





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