Comments on: Nonsense du Jour (Organic Edition) http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/07/30/nonsense-du-jour-organic-edition/ Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nick Nakorn http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/07/30/nonsense-du-jour-organic-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27776 Nick Nakorn Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:27:17 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2234#comment-27776 Richard, as if.... Nick<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('27776','Nick Nakorn'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('27776','Nick Nakorn','Richard,\r\n\r\nas if....\r\n\r\nNick'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Richard,

as if….

Nick

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]]> By: Richard http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/07/30/nonsense-du-jour-organic-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27728 Richard Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:17:08 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2234#comment-27728 I hope nobody here is daring to contradict the highly respected and balanced reporting of the BBC? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7067100.stm<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('27728','Richard'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('27728','Richard','I hope nobody here is daring to contradict the highly respected and balanced reporting of the BBC? \r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/health\/7067100.stm'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I hope nobody here is daring to contradict the highly respected and balanced reporting of the BBC?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7067100.stm

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]]> By: Dunc http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/07/30/nonsense-du-jour-organic-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27722 Dunc Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:26:48 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2234#comment-27722 I couldn't agree more. I'm a strong supporter of organic agriculture, but I believe these spurious claim of consumer health benefits are actively counter-productive. We need to move the whole debate away from individual health effects, as it's a clear loser for the organic movement. This is what happens when the PR and advertising people get too much institutional power. Once again, the Soil Association is making us all look like a bunch of idiots.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('27722','Dunc'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('27722','Dunc','I couldn\'t agree more. I\'m a strong supporter of organic agriculture, but I believe these spurious claim of consumer health benefits are actively counter-productive. We need to move the whole debate away from individual health effects, as it\'s a clear loser for the organic movement.\r\n\r\nThis is what happens when the PR and advertising people get too much institutional power. Once again, the Soil Association is making us all look like a bunch of idiots.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I couldn’t agree more. I’m a strong supporter of organic agriculture, but I believe these spurious claim of consumer health benefits are actively counter-productive. We need to move the whole debate away from individual health effects, as it’s a clear loser for the organic movement.

This is what happens when the PR and advertising people get too much institutional power. Once again, the Soil Association is making us all look like a bunch of idiots.

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]]> By: Nick Nakorn http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2009/07/30/nonsense-du-jour-organic-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-27720 Nick Nakorn Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:22:14 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=2234#comment-27720 The Ministry of Truth yet again brings important news to our attention. I have, for years, been arguing in favour of organic agriculture for reasons other than spurious health claims. There are a huge number of reasons to support agriculture less dependant upon the whims of corporate excess without lying to the public such as: Independence from the agro-industry improved energy efficiency reduced erosion rates improved habitats lower leachate run-off high levels of carbon-capture The Soil Association, once the proud keeper of science-based facts concerning organic agriculture and, incidentally, responsible for the official certification of organic farms and their produce in the UK, is now, according to Times online at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article549955.ece, in the hands of an Anthroposophist in the shape of its Director, Patrick Holden. At this rate, all our institutions will be run by people for whom power is more important than truth. Why is the Green movement so reluctant to be outspoken on these issues? Environmentalists everywhere should stick to the science or we'll all be controlled by religious nuts come the inevitable collapse of unsustainable consumerism. Best wishes Nick<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('27720','Nick Nakorn'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('27720','Nick Nakorn','The Ministry of Truth yet again brings important news to our attention. I have, for years, been arguing in favour of organic agriculture for reasons other than spurious health claims. There are a huge number of reasons to support agriculture less dependant upon the whims of corporate excess without lying to the public such as:\r\n\r\nIndependence from the agro-industry\r\n\r\nimproved energy efficiency\r\n\r\nreduced erosion rates\r\n\r\nimproved habitats\r\n\r\nlower leachate run-off\r\n\r\nhigh levels of carbon-capture\r\n\r\nThe Soil Association, once the proud keeper of science-based facts concerning organic agriculture and, incidentally, responsible for the official certification of organic farms and their produce in the UK, is now, according to Times online at: http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/news\/uk\/article549955.ece, in the hands of an Anthroposophist in the shape of its Director, Patrick Holden.\r\n\r\nAt this rate, all our institutions will be run by people for whom power is more important than truth. Why is the Green movement so reluctant to be outspoken on these issues? Environmentalists everywhere should stick to the science or we\'ll all be controlled by religious nuts come the inevitable collapse of unsustainable consumerism.\r\n\r\nBest wishes\r\n\r\nNick'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The Ministry of Truth yet again brings important news to our attention. I have, for years, been arguing in favour of organic agriculture for reasons other than spurious health claims. There are a huge number of reasons to support agriculture less dependant upon the whims of corporate excess without lying to the public such as:

Independence from the agro-industry

improved energy efficiency

reduced erosion rates

improved habitats

lower leachate run-off

high levels of carbon-capture

The Soil Association, once the proud keeper of science-based facts concerning organic agriculture and, incidentally, responsible for the official certification of organic farms and their produce in the UK, is now, according to Times online at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article549955.ece, in the hands of an Anthroposophist in the shape of its Director, Patrick Holden.

At this rate, all our institutions will be run by people for whom power is more important than truth. Why is the Green movement so reluctant to be outspoken on these issues? Environmentalists everywhere should stick to the science or we’ll all be controlled by religious nuts come the inevitable collapse of unsustainable consumerism.

Best wishes

Nick

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