I believe in a balanced approach. It helps me. A few days ago a friend and I were discussing Nair, of all things. She said "It's crazy that we put stuff on our skin strong enough to make our hair fall out." I agreed, flashing back to my own trauma with Nair, and mentally noting, and then we go buy organic carrots. We feel healthy when we drink soda filled with aspartame because it's "diet". I put sunscreen with a known carcinogen on my skin to prevent skin cancer. There are even organic cigarettes. Yes, we live in a world of balancing.
So since I feel I have personally bought in (literally and figuratively) to Organics, I have taken some time to research and balance opposition.
According to Businessweek.com, Stonyfield Organic Yogurt buys some of its organic milk, in powder form, from China. I realize after researching that they are not trying to be cheap, or misleading, but there is simply not enough organic dairy's in the US to keep up with us pesticide protective parents, and others.
I think it is clear that not eating pesticides is a good thing. But what is the effect on our world from the fall of local organic farming and the rise of Walmart turning organic into a $14 billion dollar business.
After reading this article, I must have felt so convicted that my next shopping trip I purchased organic yogurt, again. Whether it's from China or some picturesque town in New Hampshire (as shown on labels), it just tastes better to me. . . And reduces my guilt when I give it to Jovi. I feel that with yogurt the amount of sugar in it is probably a more important thing to look at than whether the cow that made the milk was fed organic grain.
I also went to the USDA organic website and read all of the regulations on the cows living environment (yes they are all posted online down to where to keep the poop).
But as I was in partial doubt of the fact that organics were coming from China, I found this article on the USDA website. Since 2006 China's organics have grown from $300,000 to $350 million and now account for the largest export of organic foods. As a result the USDA are beginning to audit compliance, and just did one. I found the outcomes to be suspiciously positive.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5092178&acct=nopgeninfo
Just interesting. I hope China keeps the lead out of my yogurt!
I also went to the USDA organic website and read all of the regulations on the cows living environment (yes they are all posted online down to where to keep the poop).
But as I was in partial doubt of the fact that organics were coming from China, I found this article on the USDA website. Since 2006 China's organics have grown from $300,000 to $350 million and now account for the largest export of organic foods. As a result the USDA are beginning to audit compliance, and just did one. I found the outcomes to be suspiciously positive.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5092178&acct=nopgeninfo
Just interesting. I hope China keeps the lead out of my yogurt!
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