
Episode 2: Organic Agriculture Part 1
The Science of Everything Podcast
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The Growing Demand for Organic Foods
US regulations require that organic foods be grown without synthetic pesticides, without growth or mounds. You also can't use antibiotics or anything that's genetically engineered. Total land under organic cultivation varies wildly throughout the world. The levels are generally much lower in the developing than in the developed world.
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