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 Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:29 am
What are your thoughts on general terms such as "chemical free" or even the term "organic" (as anything with carbon would be organic)? Do you think the health industry is harmed by these terms?
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:28 am
do you mean that when some industrys sell "organic" somethings, consumers dont buy the regular ones?
ir do you mean that the words organic and chemical free gives health industry a strange label for non extremists? (like veganism is labeled terrorists)
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:20 am
My professor went on a rant about how the word oraganic is not used correctly. It was pretty awesome. It went something like this:
"People do not use the word 'organic' correctly. People should say that their food was grown without the use of pesticides or fertilzers instead if saying that their food is 'organic'. Do you know what is organic? Gasoline is organic!!"
I love my ochem professor. He is all sorts of crazy and he is brillant. He definately makes you think about things.
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:43 am
I totally agree with your professor! He sounds awesome!
Absolutely nothing that exists is "chemical-free," this has irritated me for years, along with all the rest of the corruption of the language (among other things).
You should actually learn something in that class. Good for you!
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:14 am
I get very annoyed, but catch myself making the same mistake. I had a chem teacher in high school who ranted about water being a chemical (unfortunately, she ranted constantly about everything so I tuned most of her lectures out and ended up retaking the class with a different teacher stare )
So, a better term than "organic gardening" could be "sustainable gardening" since things like gypsum, lime, and sulfur are often used but are not organic. What else should people say instead of "organic" and "chemical"?
Edit: *looks at guild banner in signature* emotion_facepalm
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:03 pm
I worry about the misuse of these terms because I feel they open the door to misleading terminology to make consumers believe they're buying healthier products when they're really not. Buying eggs that are "cage-free" or "free range" may not be what someone would really expect.
I think, however, that people are going more aware and hopefully that's positive. Language does change and over time the definition of "organic" in the context of gardening may simply adapt, even if it isn't correct scientifically.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:03 pm
dragon_of_emry I get very annoyed, but catch myself making the same mistake. I had a chem teacher in high school who ranted about water being a chemical (unfortunately, she ranted constantly about everything so I tuned most of her lectures out and ended up retaking the class with a different teacher stare ) So, a better term than "organic gardening" could be "sustainable gardening" since things like gypsum, lime, and sulfur are often used but are not organic. What else should people say instead of "organic" and "chemical"? Edit: *looks at guild banner in signature* emotion_facepalm Grown without the use of fertilizers or pesticides or naturally grown would be better terms.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:07 pm
sunsetsmile I totally agree with your professor! He sounds awesome! Absolutely nothing that exists is "chemical-free," this has irritated me for years, along with all the rest of the corruption of the language (among other things). You should actually learn something in that class. Good for you! He is awesome and all sorts of crazy! Lol! I am learning a lot in my ochem class.
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