Is Buying Organic Food Worth The Cost?

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Komentáře • 160

  • @MerleONeal
    @MerleONeal Před 3 lety +133

    Turns out the answer to this one is COMPLICATED - but I hope it got you thinking and maybe will encourage you (as it has encouraged me) to become more invested in the full story of the food on our plates. We can demand positive change for the planet, farm workers, and ourselves by challenging our current food system and our relationship with food. 💚Let me know if there are any other subjects/ topics in food or wellness that you'd like me to get to the bottom of!

    • @shitlista4283
      @shitlista4283 Před 3 lety

      Why don't we see more of Rachel? I LOVE her videos, she has so much fresh ideas and not the usual ones like vegan lasagna, cheese etc. She's unique.

    • @ChristinaCheung1
      @ChristinaCheung1 Před 3 lety

      I'd be interested in a video about palm oil and is it better to choose products containing sustainably certified palm oil over its crop oil alternatives. Coconut oil is a popular alternative however I recently learnt that the majority of coconuts harvested and exported to the western world from South East Asia is harvested by monkeys and the monkeys are kept in horrible conditions, so it would be interesting to dive into the ethics of the crop oils in our products?

    • @iamanunaik
      @iamanunaik Před 3 lety

      Hey Merle, Thank you for this . As a consumer who may have limited knowledge / options how can one help contribute to the future describe . What exactly is regenerative organic system . How can a brainwashed consumer working in big industries and companies do something to help. I hope you let me know!!

  • @rapozaarts7830
    @rapozaarts7830 Před 3 lety +160

    I have Rheumatoid arthritis and come from a small Massachusetts town known for growing cranberries. When I was growing up a small plane would spray pesticides on the cranberry bogs behind my house. I started getting symptoms from my disease at 21. I don't have family history, I was confused and angry. Eventually I started noticing that many people from my small town were diagnosed with auto immune disorders and cancer. I started a facebook group to try and connect people from my town and other nearby towns to see how big the numbers were. It was scary. So many people are suffering from things like RA, lupus, fibromyalgia, cancer and more. And the thing we all have in common was growing up near these cranberry bogs. We all played down by the bogs, hung out there as teens.

    • @Babu-kr3cr
      @Babu-kr3cr Před 3 lety +16

      So by buying organic and showing a demand for it, we are decreasing the appeal of this type of farming that is hurting so many people.

  • @mrbear1302
    @mrbear1302 Před 3 lety +114

    I miss butterflies! I used to see hundreds a year when I was younger. I am lucky now to see even one now. I try and eat organic whenever possible and affordable. There are certain items that I will only eat organic, such as apples and strawberries which are the highest on the list for pesticides. I read a statement in an article recently, which definitely made me raise an eyebrow. "If a bug won't eat it then why should we"?

    • @thatdivineblend9285
      @thatdivineblend9285 Před 3 lety +10

      Wow. That’s so accurate. I eat organic strawberries too and the taste, compared to the sprayed ones is just insane. Organic food tastes like REAL food

    • @jazbrown1234
      @jazbrown1234 Před 3 lety +10

      omg it’s sad that butterflies are past memories for me as well. i forgot about them until i read your comment.

    • @sirenelectric143
      @sirenelectric143 Před 3 lety +2

      Exactly! Pesticides effect bugs by giving the bugs tiny heart attacks (their muscles contract and don’t relax). This works immediately on them because they are such tiny beings, imagine eating conventional produce everyday over the course of your lifetime...it’s no surprise we have such an issue with heart disease

  • @twidledrum36
    @twidledrum36 Před 3 lety +24

    Thank you for covering such a large subjet ! Also... getting the certification has a cost... Some farms have been producing organically for years but cannot afford the certification or doesn't want to participate. So getting to know your local farmers and their practices, and purchasing your veggies (or your seeds for your garden) from those farmers whether they are certified or not is the most important (I think).

  • @dmd2803
    @dmd2803 Před 3 lety +20

    Thank you Merle for doing this video, and inviting POC experts instead of all white panels. You ROCK!

  • @ClassicMaggie
    @ClassicMaggie Před 3 lety +19

    Organic is maybe a good thing if you can get it locally, but if all you can get is either organic food from many miles away (California) or local food, I would choose local every time.

  • @myenchantedlife5262
    @myenchantedlife5262 Před 3 lety +9

    What a great way of giving the true details. Grow your own or buy from farmers that you know grow in a traditional way. If you can’t then buy organic. I have 2 rare cancers that were cause my endocrine disrupters mainly in our foods, personal products, air, water. I changed my lifestyle and saved my life.

  • @sean-stephaniebyerly2653
    @sean-stephaniebyerly2653 Před 3 lety +11

    Having to import more organic food to keep up with demand is not a problem with organic food. It's a problem with local farmers not wanting to switch to organic farming practices.

    • @Marcustheseer
      @Marcustheseer Před 3 lety +2

      probably because they wil lose subsidies.

  • @dailydoseofmedicinee
    @dailydoseofmedicinee Před 3 lety +20

    The study demonstrated that choosing organic food reduces both the occurrence and number of pesticides in the body. On average, the concentration of pesticides when the family ate the conventional diet was nine times greater than when they ate the organic diet👍

    • @Marcustheseer
      @Marcustheseer Před 3 lety +2

      yes and my speculation is that pesticides in the human body cause inmume issues and probably furtility issues aswel.

    • @Fabdanc
      @Fabdanc Před 3 lety

      I think Dr. Greger from nutritionfacts.org dogs more into this.

  • @Emivibes96
    @Emivibes96 Před 3 lety +47

    Holy plants! Merle your apartment has turned into a jungle and I’m here for it

  • @BloosSelfReliance
    @BloosSelfReliance Před 3 lety +3

    This is why we do our best to grow as much of our own fruit and veg as possible and buy as much from farmers markets where we can, obviously this year that hasn't been so easy but we do our best.

  • @rosendomillan6138
    @rosendomillan6138 Před 3 lety +26

    Guys as much as I want people to listen and understand this video, I simply can't say listen to what these people are saying bc none of them are agricultural or environmental scientists, as much I think it's important to educate people on the topic but the 3 people she talked to are not credible enough to listen to, one is a communication director, another a urban developer and another a small scale urban farmer, these people don't study the affects of agriculture has on organic farming, please do your own research that comes from environmental and agriculture scientists instead of these people

    • @Vanessa-fs7oz
      @Vanessa-fs7oz Před 3 lety +6

      I hear what you're saying, but you also don't know what these folks studied, what their curriculum consisted of, and how they were informed. They may have learned much of what they know from peers, colleagues, or researchers that are agricultural/environmental scientists. This video does provide a lot of info that folks can further research to ensure the agricultural scientist's input is considered. I just also want to add that not all agricultural scientists are the same, as some may be influenced by industrial interests or have other biases, just like any other specialist or expert may have specific biases.

    • @Babu-kr3cr
      @Babu-kr3cr Před 3 lety +3

      One thing that they said that was wrong was the the organic produce is fertilized with manure from conventional stockyards. It can only be fertilized with organic manure.

    • @Vanessa-fs7oz
      @Vanessa-fs7oz Před 3 lety +1

      @@Babu-kr3cr Yeah, and unless I missed it, the video implies that organic is 100% organic, when actually it doesn't need to be 100% organic. I believe it depends on the certification agency but even organic growers are permitted to apply some non-organic materials. Usually the line is drawn at 95% organic and 5% non-organic, but I think it depends.

  • @michelepaccione8806
    @michelepaccione8806 Před 3 lety +5

    The best thing would be if people who had the space and the ability would replace a portion of their lawn with a vegetable garden. During WWII, victory gardens supplied 50% of all produce in the U.S. Then you know how your food is grown, more commercially grown food is left for the people who don't have the land or ability to grow food, and it would reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides tremendously...not only because it would mean less commercially grown food, but also less pesticides used on lawns.

  • @lewiserick254
    @lewiserick254 Před 3 lety +20

    This really helped me debunk quite a few myths about organic produce. Thanks Merle and everyone that worked in this video!

    • @moniques1582
      @moniques1582 Před 2 lety +1

      I feel the difference when eating organic produce. I really feel this video gave good reasons to continue on the healthy organic path.

    • @hb7030
      @hb7030 Před 2 lety

      I don't think it is a myth to say that not eating pesticides is good for you.

  • @ithacacomments4811
    @ithacacomments4811 Před 3 lety +2

    One if the reasons that I buy organic foods is that I want to support the farmers that are committed to producing an organic product.
    I am a chemically sensitive person....so organic is the best choice for me.

  • @fairuzyosef5203
    @fairuzyosef5203 Před 3 lety +10

    I live in a country where farming is actually very limited due to the harsh weather, so organic food is always imported which makes it super expensive!

  • @arielsalas8280
    @arielsalas8280 Před 3 lety +18

    This was really educational thank you for making this video cause I have always been curious about this especially with organic food 💖🌱🥗

  • @harmonicaveronica
    @harmonicaveronica Před 3 lety +2

    There are also a lot of places that use organic methods or mostly organic methods but aren't certified. In a lot of cases that certification is expensive and not necessarily worth the investment! The farm where I got my CSA share last year is like that - their income comes from farmstands, farmer's markets, CSA boxes, and the state fair, where produce isn't typically labeled as to whether it's organic or not anyway. But they're invested in healthy soil and in maintaining native pollinators and other wildlife and in using non-chemical pest control wherever they can

    • @abcxyz-cx4mr
      @abcxyz-cx4mr Před 3 lety

      Excuse me, hi, what is CSA if I may ask? I’m somewhat jealous of the USA as organic food seems to be more available there and a wider variety of organic food even if it’s more expensive (I guess there’s more farmland in the USA and certain US states have appropriate weather for growing produce).

  • @01arthi
    @01arthi Před 3 lety +2

    Completely agree locally grown organic mixed cropping farming is solution to health and climate change. Grow what you can locally, and grow sessional crops in the relevant seasons, that is also what body requires.

  • @samanthaclark2908
    @samanthaclark2908 Před 3 lety +2

    I’d be interested to hear from professionals who gear towards a stance “against” organic farming instead of people who seem to regularly buy organic food.

  • @ChrisGaultHealthyLiving
    @ChrisGaultHealthyLiving Před 3 lety +31

    I’m a big organic fan! Thanks for the video, Merle!

  • @RavensWingTarot
    @RavensWingTarot Před 3 lety +7

    Absolutely. If I have to revert to non organic in desperation, it just doesn't taste right. Or the texture. Always regret it!

    • @geeljulu6162
      @geeljulu6162 Před 3 lety +2

      I agree. I noticed it taste wise the most in eggs. Also here in Europe organic food tends to be plastic free; so that’s a big plus!

  • @emilyli3304
    @emilyli3304 Před 3 lety +8

    Food deserts go beyond urban areas! It's applicable to any area that has limited access to healthy and affordable food

  • @jaaz5531
    @jaaz5531 Před 3 lety +2

    I am all for local but is it just me who feel the farmers market organic stuff is double the price of store bought organic stuff! 🤯

  • @sarahtyler4592
    @sarahtyler4592 Před 3 lety +3

    Great video; thank you. I'd be interested to see a video about the ongoing debate (and lawsuits) between organic farms and hydro-organic farming over the USDA organic label. From my understanding, as it stands both can be sold as "organic" but organic farms contest that only soil grown farms should be sold as organic (one argument is because it creates biodiversity) while hydro-organic farms- also free from harmful chemicals and pesticides- may not contribute equally to biodiversity as soil grown organic produce but can create more stable and consistent yields year over year which could make organic produce more accessible (& potentially more affordable over time). It's an interesting controversy. At the end of the day it may boil down to money, unfortunately.

  • @margaretf6147
    @margaretf6147 Před 3 lety +5

    You can either pay the cost upfront with organic or later on with healthcare costs when you end up sick. I buy what’s organic and in season. That will be often priced on sale. I’ve worked in health care for forty years. One thing I noticed from year one is that the sickest patients eat the worst diets. I can tell that by what they leave on their plates after eating and the amount of junk food/soda they have in their rooms. People spend so much at places like Starbucks, but don’t want to spend extra on good food, go figure.

    • @abcxyz-cx4mr
      @abcxyz-cx4mr Před 3 lety

      Hello, do you have any tips or information on how I can find out what foods are in season in my country (England)? I appreciate any help, I’ve been looking into it and I’m kinda overwhelmed with all the info out there

    • @justinitsthatguyme010
      @justinitsthatguyme010 Před rokem

      There’s no nutritional difference, marg. Relax. It’s the foods your eating, not how it’s grown

  • @ChristinaCheung1
    @ChristinaCheung1 Před 3 lety +2

    I appreciate that the video acknowledges that choosing Organic only food is a privilege that most people can't afford. If you can make one swap and eat meat/dairy I would say to choose Organic, that way you know the animals have had higher welfare standards and no antibiotics would have been pumped into them to avoid disease from the poor living conditions conventional farms expose their animals too. Also livestock feed is the main reason why large areas of the Amazon basin is subject to deforestation to grow soya crops, whereas Organic cattle will be grass fed. I choose organic where I can to support our rapidly declining biodiversity and to protect soil resilience to future-proof our land against natural disaster such as flooding and landslides. Also Organic food is a fully traceable supply chain. Organic is important but we should also consider the ethics of our supply chains, are farmers/workers being paid a fair wage and price for their crops? It depends what your priorities are, there are lots of choices to make as consumer such as should you choose Organic tomatoes covered in plastic packaging imported in or should you choose locally grown conventionally grown tomatoes from your farmers market?

  • @RosyCastillo_93
    @RosyCastillo_93 Před 3 lety +4

    In my little country all the produce is organic and extremely cheap because a lot of people do farming and there is so much land being used for farming, for example you get 3 avocados for 1.33, you get 1 pound of tomatoes is 0.50, 1 pound of strawberry is 0.50 and so on... so there you go, one of the main benefits of not living in an industrialized country!!

    • @NaelTerab
      @NaelTerab Před 3 lety +1

      What country do you live in?

    • @RosyCastillo_93
      @RosyCastillo_93 Před 3 lety +2

      @@NaelTerab Guatemala, it's a small country in Central America.

    • @NaelTerab
      @NaelTerab Před 3 lety +3

      This is absolutely true. I loved it there when I visited a few years back. Best avocados I’ve had in my life. Beautiful place, truly.

    • @Babu-kr3cr
      @Babu-kr3cr Před 3 lety +3

      American farmers need to go back to the traditional ways instead of the university ways. Farming isn't rocket science. It just takes some knowledge and effort.

    • @RosyCastillo_93
      @RosyCastillo_93 Před 3 lety +1

      @@NaelTerab Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you liked it, we truly do farming the old fashioned way and we don't have that much cancer or autoimmune disease at the moment

  • @felicialally5703
    @felicialally5703 Před 3 lety +2

    So conventional intensive agriculture is the problem. We/I need to start growing our own.

  • @sirenelectric143
    @sirenelectric143 Před 3 lety +2

    If you have a large family or a fixed income (definitely been there) you can look at things like “The Dirty Dozen” list...which are the 12 foods with the most pesticides and buy those organic. There is also the clean 15 which is the 15 foods with the least pesticides, so you can feel a bit better about buying those as conventional produce. Your whole diet may not be organic but at least this way you are making more informed choices and investing that hard earned money on what’s needed the most (like the dirty dozen). 25% is still better than 0%. Also buying in season (which is also healthier for the environment and your food) will cost a bit less.

  • @pezzullo7764
    @pezzullo7764 Před 2 lety +2

    7:42 image of the fields has been altered. Like the function of photoshop was used. Notice how the background image is warped. Picture gets twisted making the fields looks larger than they really are.
    I point this out just because I can. And they can do that if they want, I guess. That's just how I see it and I wanted to share.

  • @IKEMENOsakaman
    @IKEMENOsakaman Před 3 lety +13

    I wanna eat organic, but I can't really afford it...

    • @RavensWingTarot
      @RavensWingTarot Před 3 lety +10

      I always buy what's on sale. You can find good deals. If you think of it as investing in your health now, it will save you much, much more down the road. And you can always start slow, no need to change your lifestyle overnight.

    • @hunnerdayEDT
      @hunnerdayEDT Před 3 lety +4

      We started a garden last year shortly before the pandemic. It helped a lot with costs.

    • @MMejia1711
      @MMejia1711 Před 3 lety +3

      @@RavensWingTarot I do this but certain greens I get organic because I use them. Spinach is the one I buy even if it’s not on sale.

    • @justsayin7865
      @justsayin7865 Před 3 lety +4

      Look at the dirty dozen and clean 15 to see what you should buy organic

  • @mariateresamartinez1705
    @mariateresamartinez1705 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes! Love this video, I'll make sure to speak the link so that people can stop bugging me as to why I go to Farmers market. Can you do a video on the politics behind the word organic?! PLEEEEEZ Politics plays such a huge role in the hijacking of the word organic and the way people consume it

  • @peptodismal5431
    @peptodismal5431 Před 3 lety +1

    thanks for having subtitles!

  • @robinartemis8695
    @robinartemis8695 Před 3 lety +11

    I am 50 and I remember when food was food. There were no GMO allowed. Organic means to me real food

  • @chloebree7975
    @chloebree7975 Před 3 lety

    This is a great informative video! There also needs to be a conversation on waste. So much food goes to waste which is one of the reasons why, so much needs to be produced. Also, some pesticides actually make the food last longer (to get from the farm, to the warehouse, to the store, to you) they're still not great, but I'm just saying we need to think how to decrease the wastage of food too 😊

  • @tbabubba32682
    @tbabubba32682 Před 3 lety +2

    IMO Organic is better when you are in charge of the organics. In other words, if you garden, and you use your own, or locally sourced compost. You also use bugs or plant things that are bug resistant for your zone. Finally you do everything else you need in order to feed the plants with products that you know, or believe, are safe. Then yes, organic would be better that non organic. Especially if you are fertilizing with salt based fertilizers, as they gradually deplete the soil of nutrients. Check out John Kohler's GARDENING channel (GrowingYourGreens) for more info. (remember that this is all IMO).

  • @hasitdawnedonyou
    @hasitdawnedonyou Před 3 lety +11

    Dr Michael Greger talked abt this in his NutritionFacts.org videos and on the website. So look him up! ❤️

  • @minMONSTERR
    @minMONSTERR Před 3 lety +1

    Better to find fresh farmers market foods than big grocery store brand organic stuff. Lasts longer and just over all better quality foods

  • @carololiveira7486
    @carololiveira7486 Před 3 lety +1

    The best explain that I have ever heard about the organic food 👏🏿👏🏿

  • @ciaraharvey6475
    @ciaraharvey6475 Před 3 lety

    Yes the research is so comforting

  • @Babu-kr3cr
    @Babu-kr3cr Před 3 lety +2

    Organic is better in every way. It tastes better, is healthier, causes less harm to the environment, and takes less resources to produce. If you aren't producing chemicals, then that is less wear and tear on the environment right there. Do you want a little poison in your food or no poison? Do you want a little liver cancer or healthy cells? It makes a huge difference when you eat organic. A lot of conventional produce is tasteless. The soil is dead and there are no minerals in the food.
    You can find organic food almost anywhere now. By voting with your dollar, you make it more accessible and common to produce. It doesn't cost more, it should cost less. You are buying less supplies, can save and replant your seeds, and it is more environmentally sustainable. Even if you are buying some mass produced organic food, there is good, better and best. Let's say at the lowest level you are getting it from Walmart. It is still better because it is made without the toxins that are destroying the planet.

  • @starboyphanha
    @starboyphanha Před 3 lety +1

    Yes!!!! No question

  • @emilyjuarez9533
    @emilyjuarez9533 Před 3 lety +25

    I’m just stuck on the fact that she said “all timers” instead of Alzheimer’s 😭💀

    • @Louisiana666
      @Louisiana666 Před 3 lety

      Same I had to rewind and listen again 😂

    • @liaaca
      @liaaca Před 3 lety

      I missed it, darn!

    • @alanag03
      @alanag03 Před 3 lety +1

      @@liaaca 5:05 xD

  • @katiesiu3769
    @katiesiu3769 Před 3 lety +2

    Liz Applegate was my professor!

  • @arid3047
    @arid3047 Před 3 lety

    Getting local organic foods here in Miami feels like reaching out of space. Why does it sometimes feel almost criminal to care? If anybody has pointers please help a girl out.

  • @pcaul8156
    @pcaul8156 Před 3 lety +1

    The reason we don't see the health implications of non-organic foods is because the studies do not see the light of day, and when they do they are rapidly removed. If a study even hints at concerns over GMO for example, threats are made against the conductors of the studies. These pesticides, like a lot of other substances, can build up inside the body and cause significant damage. Countries that prohibit GMO do so for a reason and are incredibly lucky. Always follow the money

  • @Ky0927
    @Ky0927 Před 3 lety +3

    Organic all day everyday!!!

  • @zziggy808
    @zziggy808 Před 3 lety +1

    The video was good but the ending was off for me. Yeah another video that sides with organic but go back to the main point why people can’t do organic. Cost, which trickles down for other reasons. Yes I understand that the process of production is better in the long term in organic, but I just can’t personally trust an organic label since the practice of being organic is subjective to how much the producer cares. When you aren’t doing GMO pesticides, doesn’t mean you aren’t using any pesticides. Organic food still has to use something. Some Consumers don’t have the time or privilege to make the choice for cleaner produced food. I have sided for GMOs cause eating GMOs won’t kill you, product more yield, survive through external weather, rot later, can be modified with nutrients (yellow rice), eating it never killed anyone and the list goes on. I’ve always focused on the people afraid of “Franken Food”, but forgot to consider the production. I do love that dirty dozen idea, since produce with a peal are generally protected from pesticides. I’m privileged to live in an area that doesn’t have a large industrial factory that affects the quality of my life. Hopefully we can find a way to prioritize a healthy production that feeds generations and cheaper and more resilient food.

  • @ciaracorr6015
    @ciaracorr6015 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much!

  • @Gretchenweiner
    @Gretchenweiner Před 3 lety +2

    Damn I have never knew this before. Thanks for the vid

  • @shaunaburton7136
    @shaunaburton7136 Před 3 lety

    I like supporting small local farmers

  • @sabrinasamsuddin
    @sabrinasamsuddin Před 3 lety

    Your videos are very soothing 😌

  • @L.Spencer
    @L.Spencer Před 3 lety

    Not to mention the 27,000 barrels of DDT on the ocean floor off Los Angeles. Dumped 50 years ago.

  • @kiarrasayshi
    @kiarrasayshi Před 3 lety

    I wish there was (and maybe there is) a separate designation for pesticides and soil quality, as discussed in this video. An organic product in the US also needs needs to be non GMO. I personally don't mind GMO products because they aren't inherently bad and sometimes can be super good! I know some people care about whether their products are GMO, but for the rest of us, it'd be nice to open up farms with GMO who don't use pesticides to some kind of easily identifiable label.

  • @cyclingpanda1
    @cyclingpanda1 Před 3 lety +2

    3:57 gotta disagree with the argument he's trying to to make. It just said there isn't enough evidence and that just eating fruits and vegetables would be way better. Kinda grasping at the fact organic is nutritionally better in a very small subset which makes no sense for everyone.

  • @akshaydebi654
    @akshaydebi654 Před 3 lety +3

    I missed you merleeeeeee❤❤❤❤❤

  • @munnak3695
    @munnak3695 Před 3 lety +2

    So Merle no longer works with buzzfeed?

  • @qtunicorn2123
    @qtunicorn2123 Před 3 lety +1

    I think we needed at least one or two conventional farm representatives to be more balanced in this debate.
    I found a lot of the buzzwords like "chemicals" and "natural" very off-putting since it's pretty much the appeal to nature fallacy, which is really just a marketing gimmick.
    Natural does not necessarily mean better.

  • @marcellinodadon1103
    @marcellinodadon1103 Před 3 lety +4

    Yes, there is a difference.
    Yes, I can taste it.
    Yes, I can feel it.
    🌱🌎♥️

    • @shmoopy1999
      @shmoopy1999 Před 2 lety

      yes, you are delusional
      look at the evidence

  • @ithacacomments4811
    @ithacacomments4811 Před 3 lety

    Yes!

  • @maryambayram1693
    @maryambayram1693 Před 3 lety

    Yeah! I live in post Soviet country and I can only eat tomatoes when it is summer! Not year around! That seems insane!

  • @LilacsAdore
    @LilacsAdore Před 3 lety +2

    Can you make a video on GMO v non GMO?

  • @cherrypieconsumer4982
    @cherrypieconsumer4982 Před 3 lety

    A video everyone should watch!

  • @kleinespin1265
    @kleinespin1265 Před 3 lety +6

    Edit: accidentally said "prohibits" instead of "permits"
    Ummmm...no, sorry.... Organic farms still permits "natural" pesticides, which are often less selectively toxic than the synthetic ones. This means that organic products are just as bad for biodiversity if not worse. The word natural mena's absolutely nothing. It has no consistent definition. Please be aware of this.
    It's more expensive because of the lower yield, which is ultimately worse for the climate. This has to do both with the lack of effective pesticides and gmo that leads to poor yield. I would be really curious to see where they got these studies because the ones I've read have contradicted that.
    Also, organic farming uses more plastic than industrial agriculture. This is because the pesticides are less effective, so more plastic mulches are used to keep pests out and optimize radiative flux to make up for the natural yield reduction.
    Sure, there are a small select but of farms that could be using good practices. Buying local is still better than shipping food across the planet, so go support your local farmers guys

    • @emiliohoms6491
      @emiliohoms6491 Před 3 lety

      Wow, this is so fox news.

    • @kleinespin1265
      @kleinespin1265 Před 3 lety +1

      @@emiliohoms6491 lmao dude I study climate science.... Please...

    • @emiliohoms6491
      @emiliohoms6491 Před 3 lety

      @@kleinespin1265 lmao then ask your money back or finish school in agronomics, there are ways organic farming does use less plastic and pesticides than intensive agriculture, but if your main source is europe 15 century agriculture, aka the people who find aztec daily baths unhygenic yet still drinking feases on a regular basis and burned people because a book, I compleatly understand why are you sharing conspiracy theories... again fox news. BTW according to your studies its ok for me to consume as long as its local... you understand literally anything is local to someone right? so a local intensive farm would be better than a organic farm twice the distance... even if the intensive one is 20 times the size... yeah, I prefer to listen actual scientist than a mediocre wannabe climate science student, thanks.

    • @kleinespin1265
      @kleinespin1265 Před 3 lety +1

      @@emiliohoms6491 well if you can cite some sources, I'm more than happy to read them. Unlike fox news, I from my opinions from reading scientific articles. I'm not here to insult your intelligence. I would love it if we could step completely away from conventional agriculture and pesticides. I just think these labels can be extremely misleading.
      Sorry for not being clear in the last sentence, but I was obviously referring to local sustainable farms.
      In terms of soil nutrients? Yeah, organic can be better in some cases. his can go both ways depending on the farm. Statistically, eutrophication is higher from organic farms than conventional as well, which isn't exactly a plus of biodiversity.
      Even then, the difference in emissions between organic and non organic doesn't compare to meat consumption or food waste. If you really want to make an impact on the climate, then go vegan and give up palm oil.
      Clearly yes, there are other types of mulches that are not made of plastic. However, it *generally* organic farms are lower yield, use more pesticides and more plastic than non organic. I'm not attacking every organic farm on the face of the earth.
      Furthermore, organic isn't always vegan since it relies on purchasing manure, bone meal, etc. from factory farms. Also, ever heard of bioaccumulation? This doesn't exactly help this case.
      Lucky for me I got a full ride, so i don't need to ask for anything back even if I wanted to :)

    • @skeej_
      @skeej_ Před 3 lety +1

      @@kleinespin1265 Good comments! The vid could have used your nuance. Esp more focus on land usage and all the positives that high yield farming gives in that aspect (more wildlands = more carbon sequestration, more biodiversity). Question about palm oil btw: palm oil yields are 4.5-10x higher than other oil sources. Isnt that effiency worth something? If we'd replace it all with rapeseed or sunflower we would need 4.5x more farmland area. Thats a crazy huge diff. Shouldnt we try to focus on supporting regulated palm oil?

  • @stylisticfuture
    @stylisticfuture Před 3 lety

    Such a dope and informative vid

  • @mmps18
    @mmps18 Před 3 lety +2

    I see Merle, I click!

  • @juanmacias5922
    @juanmacias5922 Před 3 lety +1

    that 11:12 Fight Club reference/subliminal advertisement lol great video tho. I think we should all work on bedroom farming lol

  • @amybalto7198
    @amybalto7198 Před 3 lety +1

    This is still a fear-mongering video that does not discuss the positives of conventional agriculture at all. Also organic farms heavily use monoculture planting as well.

  • @user-ir5bn5eb7l
    @user-ir5bn5eb7l Před 3 lety +1

    صباح الفل يا حبيبه قلبي مشتريات جميله جدا

  • @lianliansanchez2095
    @lianliansanchez2095 Před 3 lety

    “Organic ” combined with food has a different meaning from the “organic “ that we learn from chemistry?

  • @louise5321
    @louise5321 Před 3 lety +1

    Ahhh as usual sounds like the answer is neither fully organic nor fully conventional agriculture. How about a hybrid? With smarter use of current technologies, agricultural land and pesticides

  • @livinghealthy7135
    @livinghealthy7135 Před 3 lety

    Not to mention that conventional agriculture uses synthetic pesticides and hormones linked to cancer. While organic agriculture uses natural pesticides, non GMO, and non irradiated practices.

  • @kiloskywalker
    @kiloskywalker Před 3 lety +1

    What’s good Merle 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @vbrown5541
    @vbrown5541 Před 3 lety +1

    5:05 not all timers!!!!! 😳😱

  • @travelingswede5774
    @travelingswede5774 Před 3 lety

    Very interesting! Thanks :)

  • @aloraegan8834
    @aloraegan8834 Před 3 lety +1

    I collect cat mugs and I would love to know where you got that one 😂

  • @justinitsthatguyme010

    Carbon in the environment isn’t bad. It was much much much higher thousands of years ago

  • @guardiangrains1689
    @guardiangrains1689 Před 3 lety +1

    Tillage, tillage, tillage! You’ve got to ask is tillage used in the production of this food? Tillage is the most destructive, degrading, eroding thing that can be done to an ecosystem wiping out biodiversity underground, destroying our water cycle and releasing carbon contributing to climate change. Not disturbing the soil system should be the number one goal for human health and planet health. An extreme amount of Tillage is used in most organic production. Please look into regenerative agricultural production methods to restore human and planetary health😁.

  • @ithacacomments4811
    @ithacacomments4811 Před 3 lety

    Buying local does not assure that the farmer will be an ethical grower.

  • @brynmcclennan973
    @brynmcclennan973 Před 3 lety

    Very interesting!

  • @JRR31984
    @JRR31984 Před 3 lety

    Do you also control recommended videos(?)(.) And I'm not talking to our host either.

  • @autumnsylver
    @autumnsylver Před 3 lety

    Everything that woman was saying about organic vs conventional farming was misleading. She mentions DDT, as if it's still being used. It isn't. It was banned internationally decades ago. Obviously, the only reason she brought it up was to to try to make conventional farming look evil and organic farming look saintly. She also keeps bringing up pesticides, as if organic farming doesn't use them too. Organic farming does use pesticides, they're just not synthetic. It's a common misconception that organic farming doesn't use pesticides.
    When she brought up the "harm" done by roundup, that really annoyed me, because I have looked at the MSDS for glyphosate (roundup), and it has very low toxicity in people and the environment. The only hazard from glyphosate to people is if you breathe in the vapours, it can cause throat irritation. It has low toxicity in the environment, and has a half life (basically when it breaks down to a point where it is no longer detectable) of 7 days.
    There was also a big study that came out a few years ago saying that organic farming causes more CO2 emissions than conventional farming, because there is a thing called no till farming in conventional farming. The soil has to be tilled more in organic farming, which requires machines that release CO2 into the atmosphere. And organic farming produces less food with the same amount of land.

    • @justinitsthatguyme010
      @justinitsthatguyme010 Před rokem

      Agreed. Incredibly biased. And of course they had to insert blaming whitey too. 8:00

  • @andziazach
    @andziazach Před 3 lety

    Note for the video editor: Julius' audio is much louder than the rest of the video.

  • @trolololmfao5359
    @trolololmfao5359 Před 3 lety

    Will take decades maybe centuries

  • @bluemayim
    @bluemayim Před 3 lety

    please close caption this!

  • @patrickingmire8623
    @patrickingmire8623 Před 3 lety +1

    Love the biased video with no links to the studies. Organic farms rely heavily on the animal industry, they require larger amounts of "organic" pesticides and "organic" herbicides. they do not support GMOs which offer a more environmentally friendly solution to pesticides and herbicides, and as mentioned they produce less food for the space given. Conventional farming isn't perfect either but neither should be seen as a solution. People should always wash their food because of the residue on it too. To me "organic" is just another label that makes people feel good when they buy food, everyone loves the idea of an easy solution but life is much more complicated than that just like GMOs aren't a perfect solution and are much more complicated.

    • @patrickingmire8623
      @patrickingmire8623 Před 3 lety +1

      PS Eat local, wash your food, eat more plants, don't be afraid of GMOs, and buy what you can afford that's what I try to do.

  • @justthinking526
    @justthinking526 Před 3 lety

    Hold the pesticides and gmos please.

  • @cherry78
    @cherry78 Před 3 lety +3

    hi merle!

  • @chadmuskaa2806
    @chadmuskaa2806 Před 3 lety +1

    LEYKIS 101 !!!

  • @ashleym1292
    @ashleym1292 Před 3 lety

    Interesting!

  • @owo4470
    @owo4470 Před 3 lety +1

    i like how the guy is vehemently trying to deny the scientific evidence.
    just saying.

  • @sheilab9572
    @sheilab9572 Před 3 lety

    Merle where the heck have you been?

  • @krystian918
    @krystian918 Před 3 lety

    Część 😜

  • @Marcustheseer
    @Marcustheseer Před 3 lety

    i think allot of words are use wrongly today,instead of organic it should be called bad chemical free,all organic means is that its alive in essense a patato that is chem spread and a patato that is not chem spread are both organic 1 is just bad chem free and the other is not.
    the diffirence between them has nothing to do with faster or slower growth and infact "non organic" cost more in production because chems and addatives are used which costs extra money,in a way its a scam.
    basicly you pay less to injest bad chems,where "organic" is produced cheaper yet somehow costs more but is healthier,its all about realy thinking it through.
    its the same with meat its allot mor expensive to produce but its heavely subsidized which makes it cheaper so its more attractive,veggies are cheaper but sometimes piced more so people go for meat faster also sortof of scam and plant meats are not subsidized and there for same in prices or slightly more expensive,if meat was not subsidezed it would be twice as expensive if not more,in a way the subsidisation on meat is a fraudulent way of keeping it cheaper and influence public perception.
    all that fraud realy means is that someone is faking or misleading others.

  • @sandrafoni
    @sandrafoni Před 3 lety

    💛💛💛

  • @ericsobbing
    @ericsobbing Před 3 lety +1

    🧀

  • @justinitsthatguyme010

    You can’t feed the world on organic. Also, it’s contradictory to ship organic food world wide to be environmentally friendly. Hypocritical lol

  • @justinitsthatguyme010

    No nutritional difference

  • @amybalto7198
    @amybalto7198 Před 3 lety

    Wow this video is still very very misinformed. Also why does this not discuss the idea of feeding 8 billion people and why chemical agricultural practices may be needed to feed people and eliminate famine? This also completely glossed over the lack of differences between synthetic and organic pesticides. Just not good enough.