– people are more interested in local
– organic is more interesting, for its lesser amounts of pesticides, and for how its practices treat the soil (with respect)
– I’m not as cynical as the folks in this article, but source material and donors are an interesting piece to any study.
Bourne is unperturbed by the new study and remains passionate about keeping farms up to standard. “Organic standards are slipping. As it is, there’s more and more stuff you can use,” he said. “Eventually, we’ll need a tighter standard.”