...Actually this came up the other day and I wanted to get some true crunch perspective on it.
Last week we had someone over for lunch (who turned out to be crunchier than us---and he's our *contractor*
) and we commented that everything we were serving was organic. And he said:
"Organic is just a marketing device. Half the farms in CA that say they grow organic don't really. If you want to be environmentally correct, only buy local (we are in Mass.). They may spray with pesticides, but it's *much* worse for the environment to truck organic produce across the country in diesel-spewing vehicles than it is for a small farm to spray."
So...what's the opinion here? Local/unorganic vs. organic coming here from 3,000 miles away? Of course there is local/organic, but that stuff is wicked expensive!
PS DH is the crunchy one in the family, since he eschews shaving for women, TV, commercial radio, fast food, clothes with logos, plastic toys, disposable anythings---and loves the idea of being vegan, organic, composting, owning an electric car hybrid, environmentally safe compact fluorsecent lights, belongs to the Green Party and 2 food co-ops.
(Just don't ask him about circ'ing or breastfeeding past 2 years, if you don't want your opinion of him ruined.)