Organic Food, Food Crisis & the Environment

Is organic food good for your health and good for the environment?

I recently came across an interesting article on WebMD, which tells us the myths about organic food. I reproduce part of it here…

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MYTH #1: ORGANIC FOOD IS ALWAYS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

Organics don't contaminate soil and groundwater with pesticides and chemicals like regular farming does, but there's a surprising downside: Since organic farming is only about half as productive as conventional farming, it requires far more land to produce the same amount of food. Dennis Avery of the Hudson Institute's Center for Global Food Issues estimates that modern high-yield farming has saved 15 million square miles of wildlife habitat, and that if the world switched to organic farming, we'd need to cut down 10 million square miles of forest. Less-productive farming could also lead to even less food for the world's undernourished.

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To read the full article, click the link below:

6 Myths About Organic Food

Now, with mercury rising and food crisis looming, do you still think organic food is the way to go?