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Big commercial organic farmer here (>1m lbs. of produce). Every time I see the organic/GMO debate pop up, I feel compelled to jump in, but never do. So here it goes with just a couple of thoughts:
almost all foods are GMO, meaning, they have been cross bred to produce certain traits. Some foods have actually had their DNA changed other ways (not through breeding). Those I tend to call GMO and avoid.
Organic is cool, and uses far less chemicals (but there is still a lot of chemicals being used). However, it cannot sustain the world. Waste is high, yields are lower, and it requires a ton more labor.
My final thoughts on organic? It is better for individuals, but worse for the world. Grow your own organic garden and sustain yourself.
Most people aren't concerned with cross bred plants, many veggies wouldn't be available otherwise (at least in recognized form).
GMO as in modified in a lab, the only reason those got approved was the logic that "a GMO tomato looks like any other one, therefore no special testing is required."
"Most people aren't concerned with cross bred plants"
Fun fact, natural corn is more commonly purple (which is the dominant gene) but people don't like the look of purple corn. The only way you get all yellow corn is through cross-breading the dominant genes away.