I was amazed to see an article on the Scientific American web site that advocates organic farming as the way forward. It is unusual to see such a clear endorsement of organic growing by such a respected organisation. What they say is that the run off from lawns, gardens and farm land pollutes local water courses, rivers and eventually the sea.

A 2007 study of pollution in rivers around Portland, Oregon found that wild salmon there are swimming around with dozens of synthetic chemicals in their systems.

And they don’t stop there and cite evidence of the side effects of GM crops

Another recent study from Indiana found that a variety of corn genetically engineered to produce the insecticide Bt is having toxic effects on non-target aquatic insects, including caddis flies, a major food source for fish and frogs.

There are the inevitable comments about how unbalanced the response is with one commenter saying it is not ‘scientific’ and should be removed. I guess the truth hurts! It also dents the profits of the huge multi-national agrochemical companies who do not want to see alternatives to their toxic, chemical soaked farming.

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