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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

HuckleB

(35,773 posts) Mon Nov 23, 2015, 03:56 PM Nov 2015

Organic farming increases profits. And this is considered awesome at DU? [View all]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/112794108

Look, I've got nothing against a farmer finally making a decent living, but how is it considered a good thing, when that living is simply about producing for a niche market with less than honest marketing? I don't get it.

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Organic farming increases profits. And this is considered awesome at DU? [View all] HuckleB Nov 2015 OP

I hear what you're saying...kind of... Wilms Nov 2015 #1

Yes, well, it shows that marketing works. HuckleB Nov 2015 #2

"More and more wanted" due to organic propaganda. Archae Nov 2015 #5

You like to frame things, I know. Wilms Nov 2015 #6

Of course it's considered awesome! NastyRiffraff Nov 2015 #3

And who cares if it takes more land to grow the same amount food? HuckleB Nov 2015 #4