Cheap Organic Produce

Posted by Jamie McIntosh Oct 2, 2008

A report in the Telegraph shares that, “as oil inevitably becomes scarcer and costs more, economic forces will increasingly favor organic farming.” This is due to the fact that conventional, chemical fertilzers are fossil fuel based. Furthermore, the transportation and manufacture of chemical fertilizers requires oil. Organic farmers, on the other hand, can rely on crop rotatition, green manures, and beneficial insects to increase yields and fight pests.

Although I feel the pain of high oil prices as much as anyone, it’s exciting to finally imagine organic foods asserting dominance on the grocery store shelves. Organic foods shouldn’t be a luxury or an elitist commodity; everyone deserves the right to feed their families healthy foods grown without chemicals.