wouldn’t it be nice if someone could say hey let’s grow our food in a way that
hey let’s grow our food in a way that
hey let’s grow our food in a way that didn’t involve spraying chemicals
didn’t involve spraying chemicals
didn’t involve spraying chemicals everywhere and everyone would be on
everywhere and everyone would be on
everywhere and everyone would be on board with it and it would just work
board with it and it would just work
board with it and it would just work yeah well welcome to reality and welcome
yeah well welcome to reality and welcome
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agriculture and counting down the most interesting and essential facts about
interesting and essential facts about
interesting and essential facts about organic foods
organic foods
organic foods we’re not even touching the question of
we’re not even touching the question of
we’re not even touching the question of GMO it’s mostly because WatchMojo news
GMO it’s mostly because WatchMojo news
GMO it’s mostly because WatchMojo news already went in depth on that topic
already went in depth on that topic
already went in depth on that topic number five organic farming has its
number five organic farming has its
number five organic farming has its roots in the 1920s for here at the Dow
roots in the 1920s for here at the Dow
roots in the 1920s for here at the Dow Chemical Company in Midland Michigan
Chemical Company in Midland Michigan
Chemical Company in Midland Michigan revolutionary chemical killers are being
revolutionary chemical killers are being
revolutionary chemical killers are being produced to help rid us of these costly
produced to help rid us of these costly
produced to help rid us of these costly pests many people think that organic
pests many people think that organic
pests many people think that organic farming is a relatively new practice but
farming is a relatively new practice but
farming is a relatively new practice but as long as there has been industrialized
as long as there has been industrialized
as long as there has been industrialized agriculture which is nearly a hundred
agriculture which is nearly a hundred
agriculture which is nearly a hundred years there have been farmers who
years there have been farmers who
years there have been farmers who resisted it in 1939 a pesticide called
resisted it in 1939 a pesticide called
resisted it in 1939 a pesticide called DDT was created and chemical pesticides
DDT was created and chemical pesticides
DDT was created and chemical pesticides slowly became the norm hey farmer farmer
slowly became the norm hey farmer farmer
slowly became the norm hey farmer farmer put away the DDT now
put away the DDT now
put away the DDT now in this pot saw my elbows believe me the
in this pot saw my elbows believe me the
in this pot saw my elbows believe me the birds in the decades that followed
birds in the decades that followed
birds in the decades that followed organic farming methods spread from
organic farming methods spread from
organic farming methods spread from Europe to Australia and North America
Europe to Australia and North America
Europe to Australia and North America where in 2002 the US Department of
where in 2002 the US Department of
where in 2002 the US Department of Agriculture created their first organic
Agriculture created their first organic
Agriculture created their first organic certification program many now feel the
certification program many now feel the
certification program many now feel the typical organic certifications don’t go
typical organic certifications don’t go
typical organic certifications don’t go far enough and ensuring that agriculture
far enough and ensuring that agriculture
far enough and ensuring that agriculture is done in a manner that is sustainable
is done in a manner that is sustainable
is done in a manner that is sustainable and that delivers the healthiest safest
and that delivers the healthiest safest
and that delivers the healthiest safest produce to consumers practices like
produce to consumers practices like
produce to consumers practices like permaculture and Community Supported
permaculture and Community Supported
permaculture and Community Supported Agriculture have been born out of these
Agriculture have been born out of these
Agriculture have been born out of these concerns number four
concerns number four
concerns number four nutrition wise the jury is mostly out on
nutrition wise the jury is mostly out on
nutrition wise the jury is mostly out on organics nutritional science is
organics nutritional science is
organics nutritional science is extremely complex and so a simple
extremely complex and so a simple
extremely complex and so a simple question like which is better can be
question like which is better can be
question like which is better can be answered a hundred different ways there
answered a hundred different ways there
answered a hundred different ways there have been multiple studies that have
have been multiple studies that have
have been multiple studies that have found organic foods are not higher in
found organic foods are not higher in
found organic foods are not higher in various vitamins and minerals than
various vitamins and minerals than
various vitamins and minerals than conventional foods in 2014 however the
conventional foods in 2014 however the
conventional foods in 2014 however the largest study ever published on organic
largest study ever published on organic
largest study ever published on organic foods concluded that they contain far
foods concluded that they contain far
foods concluded that they contain far more antioxidants phenols and
more antioxidants phenols and
more antioxidants phenols and polyphenols than non-organic foods these
polyphenols than non-organic foods these
polyphenols than non-organic foods these substances might be incredibly useful
substances might be incredibly useful
substances might be incredibly useful for staying healthy or they may not be
for staying healthy or they may not be
for staying healthy or they may not be the jury is out on that to do you ever
the jury is out on that to do you ever
the jury is out on that to do you ever wonder about pesticides what is hard to
wonder about pesticides what is hard to
wonder about pesticides what is hard to argue with though is that pesticides are
argue with though is that pesticides are
argue with though is that pesticides are harmful to human health and research
harmful to human health and research
harmful to human health and research confirms that organic fruits and
confirms that organic fruits and
confirms that organic fruits and vegetables have little – none of them
vegetables have little – none of them
vegetables have little – none of them number three one organic sweetener is
number three one organic sweetener is
number three one organic sweetener is full of arsenic food safety experts have
full of arsenic food safety experts have
full of arsenic food safety experts have been ringing alarms over the amount of
been ringing alarms over the amount of
been ringing alarms over the amount of inorganic arsenic found in brown rice
inorganic arsenic found in brown rice
inorganic arsenic found in brown rice for some time arsenic particularly
for some time arsenic particularly
for some time arsenic particularly inorganic arsenic is highly toxic to
inorganic arsenic is highly toxic to
inorganic arsenic is highly toxic to humans and is associated with a higher
humans and is associated with a higher
humans and is associated with a higher risk of many kinds of cancer historians
risk of many kinds of cancer historians
risk of many kinds of cancer historians believe that world leaders across many
believe that world leaders across many
believe that world leaders across many cultures have succumbed to arsenic
cultures have succumbed to arsenic
cultures have succumbed to arsenic poisoning like King George the 3rd
poisoning like King George the 3rd
poisoning like King George the 3rd Napoleon Bonaparte King Faisal the first
Napoleon Bonaparte King Faisal the first
Napoleon Bonaparte King Faisal the first king of Iraq in 2012 researchers from
king of Iraq in 2012 researchers from
king of Iraq in 2012 researchers from Dartmouth College discovered that
Dartmouth College discovered that
Dartmouth College discovered that organic brown rice syrup a common
organic brown rice syrup a common
organic brown rice syrup a common sweetener and many organic products had
sweetener and many organic products had
sweetener and many organic products had unhealthy even dangerous levels of
unhealthy even dangerous levels of
unhealthy even dangerous levels of inorganic arsenic the products they
inorganic arsenic the products they
inorganic arsenic the products they tested included cereal bars energy gels
tested included cereal bars energy gels
tested included cereal bars energy gels and toddler formula why is this such a
and toddler formula why is this such a
and toddler formula why is this such a big deal for children because kids weigh
big deal for children because kids weigh
big deal for children because kids weigh less they are exposed to more arsenic
less they are exposed to more arsenic
less they are exposed to more arsenic per pound from the
per pound from the
per pound from the they eat the toddler formulas they
they eat the toddler formulas they
they eat the toddler formulas they tested that contained organic brown rice
tested that contained organic brown rice
tested that contained organic brown rice syrup had 20 times more arsenic in them
syrup had 20 times more arsenic in them
syrup had 20 times more arsenic in them than those without the sweetener
than those without the sweetener
than those without the sweetener apparently organic standards don’t
apparently organic standards don’t
apparently organic standards don’t always include being free of toxic
always include being free of toxic
always include being free of toxic amounts of heavy metals number two
amounts of heavy metals number two
amounts of heavy metals number two organic labels bias our perceptions hi
organic labels bias our perceptions hi
organic labels bias our perceptions hi there thank you all for coming in my
there thank you all for coming in my
there thank you all for coming in my name is Roger I’m gonna be running
name is Roger I’m gonna be running
name is Roger I’m gonna be running today’s focus group all right thank you
today’s focus group all right thank you
today’s focus group all right thank you researchers from Cornell University
researchers from Cornell University
researchers from Cornell University conducted an experiment where they gave
conducted an experiment where they gave
conducted an experiment where they gave 115 volunteers two samples and potato
115 volunteers two samples and potato
115 volunteers two samples and potato chips yogurt and cookies one sample of
chips yogurt and cookies one sample of
chips yogurt and cookies one sample of each pair was labeled organic and the
each pair was labeled organic and the
each pair was labeled organic and the other regular naturality both samples
other regular naturality both samples
other regular naturality both samples were identical I’m getting strawberry
were identical I’m getting strawberry
were identical I’m getting strawberry I’m getting Kiwi I’m good man I’m gonna
I’m getting Kiwi I’m good man I’m gonna
I’m getting Kiwi I’m good man I’m gonna take Hannah Kiwi nevertheless volunteers
take Hannah Kiwi nevertheless volunteers
take Hannah Kiwi nevertheless volunteers estimations of the food vary greatly
estimations of the food vary greatly
estimations of the food vary greatly depending on the label they thought the
depending on the label they thought the
depending on the label they thought the organic cookies and yogurt had fewer
organic cookies and yogurt had fewer
organic cookies and yogurt had fewer calories and that the chips were more
calories and that the chips were more
calories and that the chips were more nutritious they like the taste of the
nutritious they like the taste of the
nutritious they like the taste of the organic yogurt and chips better though
organic yogurt and chips better though
organic yogurt and chips better though they thought the regular cookies were
they thought the regular cookies were
they thought the regular cookies were tastier because who wants healthy
tastier because who wants healthy
tastier because who wants healthy cookies right most interesting to
cookies right most interesting to
cookies right most interesting to marketers though was that the
marketers though was that the
marketers though was that the participants also said they were willing
participants also said they were willing
participants also said they were willing to pay up to 23% more for the organic
to pay up to 23% more for the organic
to pay up to 23% more for the organic products your organic all-natural
products your organic all-natural
products your organic all-natural lifestyle has doomed us all number one
lifestyle has doomed us all number one
lifestyle has doomed us all number one organic farming is cheaper even if the
organic farming is cheaper even if the
organic farming is cheaper even if the price is higher the total amount of
price is higher the total amount of
price is higher the total amount of organic cropland in America is about 1%
organic cropland in America is about 1%
organic cropland in America is about 1% of this country’s agricultural land the
of this country’s agricultural land the
of this country’s agricultural land the total amount of consumption of organic
total amount of consumption of organic
total amount of consumption of organic food is between 4 and 5 percent in 2011
food is between 4 and 5 percent in 2011
food is between 4 and 5 percent in 2011 the Rodale Institute released an
the Rodale Institute released an
the Rodale Institute released an unprecedented report in which they
unprecedented report in which they
unprecedented report in which they compared side-by-side plots of land
compared side-by-side plots of land
compared side-by-side plots of land growing conventional and organic crops
growing conventional and organic crops
growing conventional and organic crops over the course of 30 years they
over the course of 30 years they
over the course of 30 years they discovered that overall the yield from
discovered that overall the yield from
discovered that overall the yield from conventional and organic crops were
conventional and organic crops were
conventional and organic crops were roughly the same but the cost of growing
roughly the same but the cost of growing
roughly the same but the cost of growing organic crops was actually almost 10
organic crops was actually almost 10
organic crops was actually almost 10 percent lower on average but there are a
percent lower on average but there are a
percent lower on average but there are a lot of ways in which when done right
lot of ways in which when done right
lot of ways in which when done right organic sustainable farming can produce
organic sustainable farming can produce
organic sustainable farming can produce more food granted the Rodale Institute
more food granted the Rodale Institute
more food granted the Rodale Institute is a group dedicated to promoting
is a group dedicated to promoting
is a group dedicated to promoting organic farming so they’re not impartial
organic farming so they’re not impartial
organic farming so they’re not impartial and some organic farmers particularly in
and some organic farmers particularly in
and some organic farmers particularly in the UK actually report that their costs
the UK actually report that their costs
the UK actually report that their costs are significantly higher but if growing
are significantly higher but if growing
are significantly higher but if growing the stuff is often cheaper
the stuff is often cheaper
the stuff is often cheaper then why does it cost so much the simple
then why does it cost so much the simple
then why does it cost so much the simple answer is supply and demand the demand
answer is supply and demand the demand
answer is supply and demand the demand for organic food in relation to its
for organic food in relation to its
for organic food in relation to its supply is much higher than that of
supply is much higher than that of
supply is much higher than that of conventional food one out of every four
conventional food one out of every four
conventional food one out of every four Americans is a devoted organic shopper
Americans is a devoted organic shopper
Americans is a devoted organic shopper and 91% of Walmart customers say they
and 91% of Walmart customers say they
and 91% of Walmart customers say they would be interested in buying organic
would be interested in buying organic
would be interested in buying organic food so did any of these facts surprise
food so did any of these facts surprise
food so did any of these facts surprise you what do you think of organic foods
you what do you think of organic foods
you what do you think of organic foods there’s a Hidden Valley Ranch party in
there’s a Hidden Valley Ranch party in
there’s a Hidden Valley Ranch party in my mouth for more chemically fertilized
my mouth for more chemically fertilized
my mouth for more chemically fertilized top tens and might be better for you but
top tens and might be better for you but
top tens and might be better for you but probably not top fives be sure to
probably not top fives be sure to
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mind on you victory gardeners and work
mind on you victory gardeners and work or victory
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