Is Organic Food Better?

by Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. (Editor)

Overview

Essays debate certain controversial issues concerning organic food, covering such topics as whether organic fertilizers are more hazardous than pesticides, whether organic food is worth the extra expense, and the role of large companies in the organic food movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737751574
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	04/30/2011
Series:	At Issue Series: Environment
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Organic Food: An Overview Katherine J. Chen 11

2 National Standards for Organic Food: United States Department of Agriculture 19

3 Consumers Should Not Support Organic Foods Rob Johnston 23

4 Non-Organic Foods Are Coated with Pesticides Vegetarians in Paradise 29

5 Organic Fertilizers Pose More Health Risks than Pesticides Stanley Feldman 35

6 The Mass-Marketing of Organic Food Presents an Ethical Dilemma Katherine Mangu-Ward 44

7 Large Companies Compromise the Values of the Organic Food Movement: Family Farm Defenders 49

8 Large Companies Play an Important Role in the Organic Food Movement Samuel Fromartz 55

9 Organic Food Is Worth the Extra Expense Alex Johnson 65

10 Organic Food Is Not Worth the Extra Expense Andrew Ellison 69

11 Government Subsidies Could Lower the Cost of Organic Food Christy Harrison 73

12 The Organic Food Market Faces Many Challenges: Kimberley Kindy 80

13 Organic Farming Offers Learning Opportunities for Volunteer Workers Tracie Cone 84

14 Organic Farm Workers Are as Mistreated as Non-Organic Farm Workers Jason Mark 88

Organizations to Contact 96

Bibliography 101

Index 105

Editorial Reviews

Review: Is Organic Food Better? "...this text keeps arguments even-tempered, information straightforward, and details unsensationalized."—Booklist

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