It’s a bad moment for believers in the mystical wonders of organic and natural foods. Deadly E. coli bacteria, lurking in spinach from one of the biggest organic farms in America, just killed one woman and hospitalized at least [...]]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/10/03/a-bad-time-for-organic-believers/feed/ 2 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/08/09/can-you-trust-the-usda-organic-label/ http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/08/09/can-you-trust-the-usda-organic-label/#comments Wed, 09 Aug 2006 12:10:01 +0000 Dennis T. & Alex A. Avery http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/can-you-trust-the-usda-organic-label/ 56 organic certifiers oversee 20,000 organic farmers working more than 2 million acres of land, supposedly without synthetic pesticides, nitrogen fertilizers or genetically engineered seeds. 

Consumers across the country are paying higher prices for fruits, vegetables, milk and bread that carry the USDA Organic label. What does the label mean?

Apparently, not much. There’s [...]]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/08/09/can-you-trust-the-usda-organic-label/feed/ 3 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/06/27/the-truth-about-natural-beef/ http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/06/27/the-truth-about-natural-beef/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:49:31 +0000 Dennis T. & Alex A. Avery http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/the-truth-about-natural-beef/ Roy Moore of Denver’s Maverick Ranch Natural Meats has laid out on his website a very solid rationale for raising hormone-aided beef.

Roy Moore of Denver’s Maverick Ranch Natural Meats has laid out on his website a very solid rationale for raising hormone-aided beef.

Moore notes that all plants and animals produce hormones.  “They [...]]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2006/06/27/the-truth-about-natural-beef/feed/ 3