Is organic food better /
Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., book editor.
- 114 pages ; 23 cm.
- At issue .
- At issue (San Diego, Calif.). .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-104) and index.
Organic food: an overview / Katherine J. Chen -- National standards for organic food /United States Department of Agriculture -- Consumers should not support organic foods / Rob Johnston -- Non-organic foods are coated with pesticides / Vegetarians in Paradise -- Organic fertilizers pose more health risks than pesticides / Stanley Feldman -- The mass-marketing of organic food presents an ethical dilemma / Katherine Mangu-Ward -- Large companies compromise the organic food movement / Family Farm Defenders -- Large companies play an important role in the organic food movement / Samuel Fromartz -- Organic food is worth the extra expense / Alex Johnson -- Organic food is not worth the extra expense / Andrew Ellison -- Government subsidies could lower the cost of organic food / Christy Harrison -- The organic food market faces many challenges / Kimberley Kindy -- Organic farming offers learning opportunities for volunteer workers / Tracie Cone -- Organic farm workers are as mistreated as non-organic farm workers / Jason Mark.