Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 How Safe is Organic Food?
1 Eat Organic: It Is Good for Other People's Health Jason Mark 12
2 Are Lower Pesticide Residues a Good Reason to Buy Organic? Probably Not Christie Wilcox 18
3 Dead Bodies Demand Organic Food Moratorium David Mastio 29
4 Organic Food Is Not Prone to Contamination or Disease-Causing Pathogens Kiera Butler 35
5 Organic Food "No Healthier than Conventional" Martin Hickman 40
6 Organic Food Is Not Healthier than Conventional Food Marni Soupcoff 45
Chapter 2 Is Organic Farming Good for the Environment?
1 Organic Can Feed the World Maria Rodale 51
2 Six Reasons Organic Is NOT the Most Environmentally Friendly Way to Farm Steve Savage 58
3 Organic Farming Conserves Resources Brian Palmer 65
4 Organic Farms' Need for More Land Is Bad for Earth: Study Agence France-Presse 71
5 Organic Crops Can Feed the World Barry Estabrook 76
6 Organic Crops Cannot Feed the World James McWilliams 82
Chapter 3 What Is the Nature of Organic Food?
1 Organic Food Is Elitist Roger Cohen 89
2 Organic Food Is Not Elitist Joel Salatin 95
3 The Low-Down on Organic Foods Zak Solomon 102
4 Organic Labeling Is Not Based on Strict Requirements Mischa Popoff 108
Facts About Organic Food and Farming 113
Organizations to Contact 118
For Further Reading 124
Index 128
Picture Credits 134
