"Organic Abundance" Report: Fatally Flawed
Thursday September 6, 2007
Summary: Fatal flaws in the recent report from Badgley et al. claiming that organic agriculture “could produce enough food on a global per capita basis to sustain the current human population, and potentially an even larger population, without increasing the agricultural land base.” Among the serious problems identified: Over 100 non-organic yield studies were claimed as organic; organic yields were misreported; false comparisons were made to unrepresentative low non-organic yields; high organic yields were counted 2, 3, even 5 times by citing different papers that referenced the same data; favorable and unverifiable “studies” from biased sources were given equal weight to rigorous university studies. This report is being submitted to the editor of the journal, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, for publication and response. It is only being released in the interest of public debate and discussion during the much-touted “organic fortnight”.

Marketing & The Organic Food Industry: A history of food fears, market manipulation and misleading consumers
Tuesday August 22, 2006
Years of black propaganda from the organic fringe, backed by the BSE tragedy, have had a perceptible effect on consumer views. By their very nature, organics promote health and food safety, implying that non-organic food is somehow unhealthy and dangerous.”

Nature's Toxic Tools: The Organic Myth of Pesticide-Free Farming
Tuesday August 22, 2006
It is important to address the common misperception that organic farming is “pesticide-free.” Organic farmers are allowed to use a number of toxic chemical pesticides, and many organic crops are routinely sprayed with pesticides.