Organic Food: Rooted in Lies? – Professor Carolyn Roberts

Organic food production is environmentally benign, better for animal welfare, has human health benefits and tastes better – or so say its proponents. Conversely, detractors allege that the rising global population cannot be fed without using artificial fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides, that the environmental impact is slight and manageable, and that organic consumers are being … Read more

Food Labeling: How to Identify Conventional, Organic and GMO Produce

The price look-up (PLU) code system used by most produce distributors has the side benefit of allowing consumers to identify conventional and organic produce at the grocery store. Even though the defeat of Proposition 37 means that genetically engineered information will not be added to labels at this time, PLU codes do have the potential … Read more

Another Reason To Skip Organic Produce

Everyone tells you that pesticide-sprayed produce will give you cancer and plague you with other health problems. Recommendations to pay more and go organic abound in health food circles, but is there really science to back up the claim? As I’ve discussed previously, not really. In this video, the fifth of its series, I delve … Read more