organic farming the end of the road?

In the past decade or so, the organic farming and agriculture market has grown exponentially. More and more consumers are believing that organic farming is better for them personally and their environment as well. Organic farming excludes the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and genetic engineering.

Organic farmers have taken the food industry to the next level. These farmers respect the land by enhancing soil structures and conserving water. This then helps to mitigate climate change.Organic farming takes an environmental ethic and takes low-intensity farming one step further by eliminating the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and genetically modified organisms.

However, my one criticism is how Singer and Mason put the organic food industry on a pedestal. If the food industry, what we eat and the claim that our food choices actually really do matter, then why don’t we include other regulations on organic farming? Why not go full force? Because it’s not just food that impacts climate change, but a whole connection of differing forms of exploitation. So instead of putting the organic food industry on a pedestal, why couldn’t we raise the question of pushing the envelope even further in regards to regulations of organic agriculture? Shouldn’t tractors in organic farming have to or be required to run on biodiesel? Or even the trucks that then deliver the organic foods to stores? Singer and Mason seem to think that the organic farming industry is the solution and we are done. However, why shouldn’t their regulations be stricter too? If we really want to make an impact, then why not go all out? Why stop where we are? Organic farming is just a catalyst for more improvement in terms of sustainable and ethically ways of living.