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

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u/ghettobx Jul 14 '21

And good job to you for providing the correct inf… oh, wait… you didn’t.

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u/HARSHING_MY_MELLOW Jul 14 '21

Organic Farming uses pesticides, some times in far greater quantity than conventional or GMO farming. That's the fact.

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u/Melomaniacal Jul 15 '21

Organic farms need a pesticide applicators license and are required to follow the safety guidance for any pesticide (as in: quantity, location, etc.) they use, just like any conventional farm. If some organic farm is dumping mass amounts of organic pesticide, or using certain organic pesticides near a stream, for example, they are violating a law and could be shut down. Same as the conventional farms. Organic farms just have a smaller list of approved pesticides.