…It’s a jungle of misinformation out there on the internet. And you’ve probably been following some bad advice while trying to be a good environmentalist.
1. You buy only organic. … Organic … uses older, dirtier farming techniques that are, across the board, not as environmentally friendly. Contrary to rumors, organic farming uses pesticides, in some cases equally toxic pesticides that need to be applied more frequently. Organic also uses more land to produce the same amount of food... that extra land that organic farming uses could have been taken up by native forests and wildlife… Save your money on the overpriced organic produce.
2. You avoid GMOs like the plague…
…[D]espite what you may have heard, GMOs have actually been a gift to the environment…
…I regularly attend farming and agriculture conventions. I’ve asked third-generation farmers for their thoughts on GMOs, and they’ve said without fail that they apply less pesticides than ever before thanks to GMOs. …[A]cross the board, meta analyses of farming practices have shown that GMOs have dropped pesticide use by 37 percent. So if you want to buy environmentally friendly (and save some cash), you don’t have to hunt for the non-GMO label on produce.
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