General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Neil deGrasse Tyson clarifies his remarks, re: GMOs. [View all]wisechoice
(180 posts)Trying to figure out where it originated and what organics means is not what the issue is we are fighting for. We all understand what "organics" means. The scientist and science has been using this word and many others. Words can have different meaning depending on the context. There is no marketing stuff going on here using word "organics". It is Monsonto that has been doing the marketing and pumping millions to make sure there is no label for GMO food.
And USDA uses the word "organics" as
"Organic agriculture produces products using methods that preserve the environment and avoid most synthetic materials, such as pesticides and antibiotics. USDA organic standards describe how farmers grow crops and raise livestock and which materials they may use." I think this is a fair use of the word organics.
And it was not coined recently to market organics food
"The term organic farming was coined by Lord Northbourne in his book Look to the Land (written in 1939, published 1940). From his conception of "the farm as organism," he described a holistic, ecologically balanced approach to farming.[11]
In 1939, influenced by Sir Albert Howard's work, Lady Eve Balfour launched the Haughley Experiment on farmland in England. It was the first scientific, side-by-side comparison of organic and conventional farming. Four years later, she published The Living Soil, based on the initial findings of the Haughley Experiment. Widely read, it led to the formation of a key international organic advocacy group, the Soil Association."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_organic_farming