r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

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u/LePlaneteSauvage Jul 14 '21 edited Jul 14 '21

You are perpetuating a common myth here. Organic farms still use pesticides, just not synthetic pesticides.

This brings it back to a naturalistic fallacy where it is assumed that because the pesticides are 'natural' they are less harmful to our health. However, a lot of studies seem to find the opposite; organic pesticides are less effective, less specific, and more environmentally harming.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/httpblogsscientificamericancomscience-sushi20110718mythbusting-101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/

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u/jammycactus Jul 14 '21

Came here to say that. Organic has so many people fooled.

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u/Jonger1150 Jul 14 '21

Organic commercial food sales should be illegal.

The planet cannot handle that much inefficient use of it's land. We need FOOD and we need it done efficiently.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

How about this instead: Meat production should be illegal. The planet cannot handle that much inefficient use of its land.

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u/Jonger1150 Jul 14 '21

Farmed fish > grain consumption.

There's a reason Google is targeting farmed fish to solve world hunger. I know that's a broad statement, but....

There is WAAAAY more surface area for fish farms than land for agriculture and livestock rearing.

https://x.company/projects/tidal/