The whole, "organic" food thing is a scam?

Question:

So I grab the box of crackers that this dude is eating and I'm like, "Hmmm, let's see here, 100% organic, all natural, no trans fat." Then I shake my head at him and I'm like, "Dude, I can't let you eat this." He's like, "Why not, man?" And I'm like, "It doesn't have any Omegas. I'm not going to let you do this to yourself. This is for your own good." And I throw the crackers in the trash.

Answers:
** it should be noted before i tackle this question that pretty much anyone that talks negatively about Organic is gauranteed to also be ignorant about the topic and also frugal at the market. they are paranoid and frustrated because they think they are just getting ripped off by paying more $ for the same thing. here is why they are wrong...

you are getting much higher quality product for your $. a non-organic tomato spends much less time on the vine than an organic tomato. nutrients take time to develop.. the more time they are on the vine growing the healthier it is. for EXAMPLE... one organic tomato could really have the nutritional value of 1.5 or 2 non organic tomatos MINUS all the harmful stuff that these growers use to speed up and increase production/weight. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE RIPPING YOU OFF -- not organic growers

buy organic whenever possible. if you do this you will be healthier, feel better, get sick less, take less time off work, oh yeah and your family will live longer eating out of your fridge.

in addition to all the bonuses i just mentioned, the more people buying organic will ultimately bring the costs of such products down.

i will now attempt to explain the 2 key factors in why you see higher prices for organic products... here goes it

#1 - Organic Certification is not free. to start with, there are very strict guidelines. with that being said .. companies that want to use the "Organic" label on their products MUST PAY to use this label. there are organic foods out there that can only say "all natural" because the companies are smaller and cannot yet afford the certification.

#2 - simple economics - as is with ANY product, organic or non-organic.. supply and demand determines price. if generic apple grower X has a much larger demand for its product, then the price is lower. if organic apple grower Y has less demand for its product, than the cost goes up. easy concept even for the lesser educated consumer

these are 2 issues that should not be neglected when explaining to consumers the reason they pay more for organic.

for your own sake, don't be ignorant. or frugal.

The whole, "organic" food thing is a scam?

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