French court finds Monsanto guilty of poisoning farmer
I happen to be staying at a b&b at a organic French vineyard right now. We stayed here because the owner has written three books about the experience [1] and it was in an area we wanted to visit (between Bordeaux and Bergerac) rather than because it was organic. As we have walked around this area, I've been horrified by the contrast between organic vineyards and those which are not. The non-organic vineyards have scorched dead brown grass a foot either side of every row of vines, from insecticide which is applied every 6 weeks. The organic vines are surrounded by green grass and wildflowers. 94% of Bordeaux wine is not organic. There is a lot of scorched dead grass.<p>Before this "organic" to me meant: expensive, nice idea, faddish and definitely not something I sought out.<p>This trip has been life-changing. I've become an organic convert overnight. I do not want to eat fruit or plant byproducts from roots which are constantly exposed to weedkiller or insecticide so strong that it kills all around it (except the root itself).<p>[1]- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=caro+feely&ref=nb_sb_noss_2" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=caro+feely&ref=nb_sb_noss_2</a>