We're starting off with something that I think isn't very controversial: the use of the word "organic." Now organic basically means contains carbon or having to do with plants or animals.
If you don't believe me..
So, I'm organic, you're organic (if you're human, if you're a robot you might want to check on that). Most food is organic; salt is not.
For a while now, people have been marketing certain foods as organic. If your food was grown without pesticides then say that. It sets your food apart more than calling it organic.
I mean, think about. This sounds kinda silly right?
Hey Everybody! Buy my vegetables! They're not salt!
A different word to describe food as produced following certain criteria would be helpful.
Sadly, I think that new use of the word "organic" is here to stay with the end result being that the meaning will be more vague.
"All Natural" doesn't work, because that really doesn't mean much in food. Crushed up dead bugs and high fructose corn syrup qualify as all natural. It's gross, but true. So how about a completely new word? Hmmm...
Naturalic
And speaking of certifying things as naturalic, one of the requirements is that the food can't be genetically modified. In a lot of plants and animals that is very hard to find. Selective breeding is a form of genetic modification. So just try and find some corn that isn't genetically modified. Now if you mean a specific method of genetic modification such as recumbent DNA technology then just say that.
Anyone up for some rational discussion?
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