Buying organic supports green companies and small farms.
A decent portion of what is labeled organic in the supermarket is produced not by a small farm but by a corporate conglomerate; Cascadian Farms, Back to Nature, and Morningstar Farms are…
Organic food is more nutritious and tastes better
While tastes are subjective, no concrete, unbiased studies have shown that organically grown produce is significantly better than conventional produce when it comes to taste and nutrient content. As the American Academy…
GMOs haven’t been tested and could be dangerous
This is a favored exclamation of those that generally take offense at the very idea of agricultural biotechnology. In the context of food, the term “GMO” (genetically modified organism) means that the…
All Large Farms are Corporate Farms
Nearly 97% of our farms are family owned and operated. Many family farms are incorporated for business purposes or to ensure an orderly transition from one generation to the next, but incorporated…
Farmers are Destroying the Environment
This is absolutely not true. In fact, farmers are the original good stewards of land and water resources. These resources are, after all, how they make their living, so it makes sense…
There’s No Future In Agriculture
I’ll admit that for a few years, many of us were concerned about the future of agriculture and the next generation of farmers. But things are changing. Fox News recently ran a…
Farmers are Uneducated
This is a persistent myth and one we need to bust. The days are long gone when you learned everything you needed to know about farming from your grandfather. That doesn’t mean…
The Cost of Food Goes Directly Into the Farmer’s Pocket
A persistent myth in the eyes of the public and the media is that the only factor in food prices is what the farmer charges. Don’t we wish this were true? But…
Food Costs Too Much
In some parts of the world, this is definitely true. It not only costs too much but is unavailable to many people. But in the United States, we have one of the…
Our Food Is Unsafe
Sometimes we get overwhelmed by the headlines of a problem with one commodity or one producer. The reason these stories are called news is because they are not normal. Normal in the…
