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I'd disagree. Organic produce, although not the bee-all-and-end-all of quality food, does mean that you're getting food free from pesticides, preservatives, additives etc. It also means that there are stricter regulations on paper-trails as well as the produce (and production methods) being inspected more regularly than non-organic operations.
I'm sure that there are a few anomalous instances of organic food being worse for you than the regular stuff, but on the whole I think you’re getting a better product. However, I rarely think the price hikes associated with organic produce are justified.
The whole point of usinf pesticides, fertilisers etc is to increase yeild and seel a t lower prices, take this away and production falls and prices rise.....
Frankly the whole thing is a con, people think that by buying organic they are somehow being virtuous, why? A little less pesticide use is hardly making the world a better place is it?
Do they? Have you some hotline to people's inner thoughts?
We could drastically cut down on the amount of chemicals we use without having to go organic, largely the use of chemicals is because of lazy or ill informed farmers. That and we produce FAR FAR too much of the wrong sort of foods because of the CAP.
I'd have thought that was obvious. It has had no poisonous chemicals sprayed on it.
er, who does what because of the who, which stopping would make what better?
The CAP, or common agricultural policy, basically put it pays farmers to produce things that no one wants so they can be destroyed. Its great really, it knackers farm land in the EU, costs billions of euros a year and excludes Third World farmers.
You mean that eating non-organic veg is likely to lead to me being poisoned?
Of course not......
Like I said, people are conned into thinking that things which are more 'natural' are 'better' which is the same wooly thinking that leads people to alternative medicine etc
So you don't think that pesticides are poisons? What do you think they are then?
Eh? Who mentioned anything about things being better because they are natural? Please stick to the topic in hand.
Isn't there a system in place? At every school I've ever been to (infant, junior & secondary) there was a rotating system - eg. for week 1 Class A would get their dinner first, Class B second, & Class C third. Then in week 2 Class B would get theirs first & Class C would get theirs second while Class A would eat last. And if they're spending all lunchtime queing they need new kitchen staff - it shouldn't take that long to stick some food on a line of plates...
We have no such thing. We do however have 2 canteens. One is meant to be for 'lower school' (years 7-9) and one for 'upper school' (years 10-14)
No, chances are eating non-organic veg won't kill you, in the same way that me pissing in your mouth won't either.
If only life were so simple.
at my primary school there was, at secondary there wasn't. We had a 40 minute lunch break and in that time 1500 kids are going to the canteen for dinner. I gave up trying to eat lunch while i was there and just had a snack.
I'm sure they do, they're just likely to have cheese strings (they're made with real cheese honest guv'), crisps and a block of lard in them.
I do and have always taken one. It's much easier and does mean that I don't have to find somewhere to sit to eat my food.
Word. I had Ham, Turke, or Beef sandwhiches, with crisps, chocolate bar, and some fruit. Plus a bottle of Orange Juice (Often spiked with something to make time pass better by myself.)
To be honest, I never liked eating school dinners in the canteen, and preferred a packed lunch so I had more time to attempt to play football.
That wouldn't be allowed or at least frowned upon in many schools now. The chocolate and crisps might even get removed. What would you have spiked orange juice with?
Agreed
Same here. Sometimes in primary school, I used to spend nearly the whole dinner hour lining up just for dinner and never had time for anything else...