Hello all.

I grew up on fish fries and have them a few times a year

My question is ; what's the options for oils for fish fries that are organic. I stay away from canola and vegetable oil

Last year I used olive oil with success. I'm wondering what the other options are. I've heard of beef tallow and or coconut oil

I have gone down a rabbit hole that may be very expensive and before I change all our cookware, utensils, cups, plastic water bottles, buy an expensive water filtration system and convert to mostly organic food is there any actual proof that doing all of the above ACTUALLY decrease the amount of microplastics found in your bloodstream? I guess I’m looking for a study that doing all these things could actually reduce serum microplastics levels in your blood.

If there’s no evidence these things lead to less serum microplastics then i’m not sure I want to spend my money and mental energy.

Is there a study done on the Amish or similar group that proves these organic gurus actually have less serum microplastic levels? Apparently it’s in the rain and the air we breathe.

I moved to Australia from Northern European country recently, and noticed that the organic options are almost always less tasty, bland and even significantly worse quality than their non-organic versions. E.g. organic macadamias, tomatoes, oranges and dates are quite tasteless and often bad quality compated to non-organic ones.

In my home country it seemed to be the opposite; especially organic oranges, apples and bananas were tastier than non-organic ones.

Does anyone know what might be behind this? Or is organic produce in Europe mostly a scam (not really organic)? Thanks!

Edit: My theory is that they try to compensate the losses due to no pesticides by making the plants grow faster with extra fertilizers or other methods, resulting tasteless water boxes made of plant cells

A couple years ago we had our pick of half a dozen or so brands, many of those with multiple varieties and all of them were very good. We could walk in to Costco and get a cart full of multi-pound bags of organic Kettle chips off the giant stack of pallets full of them.

Now? Bupkis. What on earth happened?

What does the "6" mean...??? I have searched and can't find the answer.

I'm a little suspicious. 😅🌱🍏

Turkish Organization Indicted in Organic Corn and Soybean Scheme.

Turkish businesspeople, including the late Hakan Bahceci and his associates, were indicted in a federal criminal complaint and a civil lawsuit in the U.S. for defrauding the organic food market by selling falsely labeled non-organic grains.

The indictment filed in Maryland in August 2022 revealed that Bahceci and his associates sold soybeans and corn in the U.S. under false organic certification.

Most companies and individuals named in the federal criminal case were also subjects of a civil lawsuit filed by Global Natural LLC in 2017. The company is seeking damages for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and conspiracy from Bahceci, his associates, and his companies.

Bahceci owned Dubai-based Hakan Organics DMCC and Hakan Agro DMMC. These companies purchased non-organic corn and soybeans from Eastern Europe, which were then sold as organic in the U.S. The scandal highlighted the need for strict regulation and oversight of the organic food market to protect legitimate businesses and consumers.

This is a summary of original article at Feed & Grain

Why can I never find organic milk labeled as "whole milk"? At least the brands I have seen in California, Clover, 365, Producers. I see the VitD Organic Milk is very similar in fat composition to Non-Organic Whole Milk, but it is not labeled Whole. Why? Is there a difference?

Hi all, UK based here. Ive noticed lately that i find a lot of local fruit & veg sellers will have produce that is Not organic but they say is free of pesticides. I thought those two were interchangeable but I guess not? how can something be pesticide free but non-organic and what are the main differences? Thanks