[Eco] Organic milk and meat worse for the environment?

[Ginohn]

I'd have to look into it, but off the top of my head - I'm guessing  
that would be true of going organic with all animal products. Cut  
back on animal products, grow a lot more organic food. You can grow a  
lot more food if you are growing plants for people to eat instead of  
grain for animals.

Personally, I'd rather have a less poisoned planet!

Gina

On Feb 23, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Jonathan G. wrote:

> It's also true that if all food were produced organically, that due  
> to the
> increased amount of land that it requires and the lowered  
> efficiency of the
> crops, there would not be enough food to feed the current  
> population of the
> earth.
>
> J/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rebecca Stallings" <becca at wunderland.com>
> To: "Eco Foundation Discussion List" <eco at lists.looneylabs.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:40 AM
> Subject: [Eco] Organic milk and meat worse for the environment?
>
>
> Whoa!  Here's an interesting finding:
>
> The Way to a Manchester's Stomach
> New study says some organic food no better for the environment
>
> In case you weren't confused enough about your grocery shopping, a
> government-sponsored study in the U.K. has added a possible twist. It
> suggests that some organic foods may not be better for the environment
> than their conventional counterparts. While the 200-page study by the
> Manchester Business School found that many organic products do have
> lower impacts than their pesticide-laden brethren, it points out that
> the act of producing others can actually have a bigger impact. Organic
> milk, for instance, requires 80 percent more land and creates 20  
> percent
> more carbon dioxide than conventional milk; organic chickens, because
> they're raised longer than those crammed into crummy conventional  
> coops,
> require 25 percent more energy. Britain's top organic group, the Soil
> Association, acknowledged that in some cases organic farming can be  
> less
> energy-efficient, but said that factors not considered in the study  
> more
> than make up for that. Like, say, eating food that's not laced with
> neurotoxins.
>
> The above summary is from Daily Grist.  Read more about it at
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/20/ 
> norganic20.xml
> ---'Becca
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