Not to go down the whole list, but the first two stick out, vom saal has been called into question as biased, the science has been heavily challenged, etc. Salatin is not a scientist to my knowledge, and since he himself is finacially based on selling meat that he just called superior, this would be as objective as getting tobacco risk info from people who sell cigarettes or nicotine patches.
I'm afraid that a very great deal of these simply represent a bias from the interested parties who favor organic farming which has become a fairly large business in it's own right and has begun including much science in it's arguments which are at best weighted, unconfirmed, or even pseudoscience to justify the purchase of their more expensive products. Many of the claims from that industry simply do not pass muster.
Edit: Let me add, I've no objection to organic food and often there are some apparent benefits, but it is a business and business is business and a lot of the claims they make aren't really supported and tend to be 'Some experts believe this may...' like the sort of stuff you see on herbal remedies with the little asterisk and 'statements not evauluated by the FDA'.
I'm afraid that a very great deal of these simply represent a bias from the interested parties who favor organic farming which has become a fairly large business in it's own right and has begun including much science in it's arguments which are at best weighted, unconfirmed, or even pseudoscience to justify the purchase of their more expensive products. Many of the claims from that industry simply do not pass muster.
Edit: Let me add, I've no objection to organic food and often there are some apparent benefits, but it is a business and business is business and a lot of the claims they make aren't really supported and tend to be 'Some experts believe this may...' like the sort of stuff you see on herbal remedies with the little asterisk and 'statements not evauluated by the FDA'.
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This message last edited by Isaac on 10/12/2009 at 04:52:36 AM
/food: The 7 foods experts won't eat
10/12/2009 01:04:04 AM
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Our potatoes have been sprouting since, well... ever. And I don't think we buy them organic. *NM*
10/12/2009 01:11:45 AM
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Our eyes grow and green up a little, but that's minor compared to when you buy organic.
10/12/2009 02:06:37 AM
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I really have to challenge many of these
10/12/2009 03:36:05 AM
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And that is fine. Read the opening paragraph. It's not a scientific study.
10/12/2009 02:29:53 PM
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Nevertheless...
10/12/2009 03:14:19 PM
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Omg, you are such a party-pooper!
10/12/2009 05:26:18 PM
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LOL, I actually am not the bane of all new ideas
10/12/2009 06:19:06 PM
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but ag degrees and education make us biased, didn't you know that?
10/12/2009 06:28:44 PM
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Re: but ag degrees and education make us biased, didn't you know that?
10/12/2009 07:01:14 PM
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omigod cheese didn't you read that bit about ARTIFICIAL HORMONES?!?!?!
10/12/2009 06:22:11 PM
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You wouldn't believe the dangers involved in cheese
10/12/2009 07:08:48 PM
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I'm pretty sure I just took a pill with about 500 million bacteria in it. Is that bad for me too?
10/12/2009 07:18:29 PM
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dihydrogen monoxide should not be ignored!!
10/12/2009 07:20:59 PM
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T'is my civic duty
10/12/2009 07:30:42 PM
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Health aside, farmed Salmon just tastes a bit horrible.
10/12/2009 11:57:34 AM
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I'm always a bit dubious on food health scare stories
10/12/2009 12:34:29 PM
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Hm. I actually refuse to eat non-farmed marine fish of any kind.
10/12/2009 01:24:26 PM
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Rod caught tuna
10/12/2009 05:37:42 PM
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There aren't enough tuna left.
10/12/2009 06:25:19 PM
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If you catch them with rods, I suspect it is sustainable.
10/12/2009 08:17:49 PM
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who the hell wants to fish in the middle of the ocean??
10/12/2009 08:29:43 PM
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