Is organic food a scam?

Yep, the key watchword here for many of us who buy “organic” is sustainable agriculture. Taking whatever ethical improvement we can in our normal lives, however small they may seem.

Of course it won’t suddenly solve the carbon footprint problem. Of course it won’t suddenly eliminate toxins. But that is the perfection fallacy, and we are all happy to take whatever small improvements we can. We just have to avoid falling into the trap of radicalism, where pushing too far ends up causing a backlash.

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