Your thoughts on Organic Food

[Walterp]

Organic farming and its' supporters are a bit like the Amish. With faith and belief they think they're doing the right thing by not embracing the sins of the modern world.

Heck! I thought that they WERE doing the right thing...

I'd be surprised at anyone who thought that the way we currently produce the world's expanding food needs, with a shrinking pool of petro-carbon resources, is sustainable in anything other than the short term.

 

[organic]

Townie posted - For those of you who are organic, why did you do it? Is it more profitable?

We changed for several reasons. At the time (1998) finishing conventional beef was not profitable, so looked at the organic job. The money to change was a consideration, but two things that finally convinced us was that Waitrose were interested and we already knew the owners of Dovecote Park, their processors.

15 years later we are sure we made the correct decision. We all know organic isn't for everyone but there does seem to be a section of the public that wants organic beef. And as long as there is that demand, then we're happy to help fill it.

As for profitability, well we're still here!

 

[DrDunc]

Just watching McCartney on the Jools Holland show. I'll have what he's been having all these years!!

Stella McCartney

 

[Philip Watkins]

Whilst that may be true of most extensive farming systems can the same be said of broiler houses. Are chickens still allowed to be fed antibiotics as a growth promoter?

No, not in this country anyway!

 

[DrDunc]

Heck! I thought that they WERE doing the right thing...

I'd be surprised at anyone who thought that the way we currently produce the world's expanding food needs, with a shrinking pool of petro-carbon resources, is sustainable in anything other than the short term.

 

[Walterp]

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Is that the past? Or the future?

 

[DrDunc]

Is that the past? Or the future?

Can't be the future. All available land will be used to grow food we can eat directly. Apparently it's too inefficient to feed an animal to generate food.



What a depressing thought.

 

[Robigus]

Just watching McCartney on the Jools Holland show. I'll have what he's been having all these years!!

What and end up with no voice and hair an odd shade of duff silage?
There are many older singers that could knock his feeble warbling into a cocked hat, and they have probably lived life to the fullest.

 

[Gulli]

you can be a organic farmer but sell your produce as conventional but not the other way around.

nice avatar.....a selfie?

if it is i'm closer to dorset

having seen what some people put on their garden veg i don't think its any more sustainable than current farming organic or conventional. in fact probably less

 

[Darren]

No, I'm not some animal rights nutter, badgers need controlling

Why do you say they need controlling?

 

[Bye heck how much!!!!]

I used to go out with a veggie but she soon got a liking for meat!!!!!

 

[exmoor dave]

if it is i'm closer to dorset

having seen what some people put on their garden veg i don't think its any more sustainable than current farming organic or conventional. in fact probably less

oh no! didn't see the dorset bit.....it was my understanding that dorset was the most inbred county in the country, hence the saying "bout as much use as a dorset phone book"

 

[Gulli]

oh no! didn't see the dorset bit.....it was my understanding that dorset was the most inbred county in the country, hence the saying "bout as much use as a dorset phone book"

I reckon bridgwater beats dorset hands down on that front

 

[exmoor dave]

I reckon bridgwater beats dorset hands down on that front

agree......and pleased you didn't say Exmoor

 

[Tim W]

I reckon bridgwater beats dorset hands down on that front

It is widely accepted that Melksham has the highest inbreeding coefficient in the UK---

 

[Gulli]

agree......and pleased you didn't say Exmoor

Haha, never been anywhere like bridgwater, mate of mine was saying the other day, think you see a nice looking girl walking down the street, and then realise shes dragging her foot behind her, weighed down by all the toes

 

[Gulli]

It is widely accepted that Melksham has the highest inbreeding coefficient in the UK---

they like to keep it in the family in somerset...

 

[exmoor dave]

It is widely accepted that Melksham has the highest inbreeding coefficient in the UK---

its just not painting a good picture of the west country

Haha, never been anywhere like bridgwater, mate of mine was saying the other day, think you see a nice looking girl walking down the street, and then realise shes dragging her foot behind her, weighed down by all the toes

inbreeding+ cellopane factory+ hinkley point A &B and shortly C......poor Bridgwater buggers never stood a chance.

back when I was at canni college, we used to go in to bridgy on Thursdays nights, always a eye opener....never in a good way!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

For those of you who are organic, why did you do it? Is it more profitable?

There was a lot of conversion grant money yes, I decided not to go down that route but a lot did

 

[JD-Kid]

guess being a farmer and knowing all the hoops and loops we have to meet to be FA or other systems i don't see much of a diffrence to be fair ..

guess it's a risk i'm willing to take an FA system or organic both need people to tick the boxes with with holding times or products used i would say a run of the mill farmer is more open about products used and why

ummm intresting you said chicken or pork i would have said grass feed beef or lamb would be better unless you are talking organic pork and chicken .. mate of mine got realy sick due to sprays and all grain feed products were off the list of foods