American Voices

Some Organics Not Green

January 4, 2012 | ISSUE 48•01

As they ramp up production to meet the demands of a growing market, some organic farms are coming under scrutiny for agricultural practices that may do more harm to the land than good. What do you think?

  • This is precisely why I've stuck all these years to synthetic carrots.

    Rick Beals
    Systems Analyst

  • I've been skeptical of the 'organic' label for a long time. How can one know for certain whether Whole Foods organic sandwich cookies are grown on pesticide-free land and rotated with other organic crops, such as ice-cream waffle cones?

    Anne Kremer
    Back Padder

  • I beg to differ. If you'll notice, right below the word 'organic' there's often a cartoon of a very pleasant valley with a smiling sun and a bunny. See?

    Matthew Marlin
    Unemployed

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