if your definition of "organic" is that strict, then absolutely nothing you consume is organic. EVERYTHING you eat has been "genetically modified." Cows have been bread to be bigger, produce more meat, produce more milk... Corn originally was NOTHING like what you imagine it now to be, Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, collard greens, brussel sprouts, wild mustard are all THE SAME SPECIES that have been genetically modified to have different properties. Do you think chickens originally were as large as they are now or produce eggs as large or as consistently? No, and that is why this whole "organic" concept is a bunch of BS.
However, if you consider "organic" to be considered as free of additives, drugs, or chemicals added with the intent to promote growth or production, then feeding
anything would still render a product as "non-organic" since isn't all food and water composed of chemicals fed purely for the intent of increasing growth and production? (proteins, carbohydrates, fats, starches, trace minerals, etc.)
"Organic" is a hype that if we know any better we will let die out. Most modern agricultural practices are inert to you the consumer, and are in place to increase production so that you, the consumer may eat without having to devote 50% or more of your income to food. Sure the situation here in the US is so affluent even in this "crisis recession" that we can still pay hand over fist for food that is produced by inefficient methods because it makes us feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. However, this trend is putting huge stress on the US agriculture to scale back on production, to face this trend, which is decreasing an already existent world-wide food shortage.
So next time you think about paying an extra $2 a lb of "organic chicken," instead of wondering if its poo is "organic" for your "organic" hops, think of the people that are starving because we are decreasing our ability to produce food so that you may feel better about what you eat.
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