Do buy organic produce? Do you feel that the extra $ is worth it? Do you feel that products that bear the lable “organic” are safer? How much of these are true, and how much is pure marketing ploy?
In his newly released book — The Truth About Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Bottom Line  — Jeff Gillman examines gardening practices and products to prompt gardeners and consumers alike to make informed, responsible, and effective choices.
Here are some examples of eye-openers you will encounter in the book:

While I do buy organic veggies and fruits, I don’t make it a rule to buy only organic food. Often, the price tags make me double take, but for some stuff like tomatoes, bell peppers and bananas, I have the impression (it could be that I’m imagining it, or perhaps I’m comparing different varieties) that the organic sorts taste better.
It seems that there’s one more reason to eat organic: it may be more nutritionally better than their conventionally-grown counterparts. In an article published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, chemists discovered that organic tomatoes have a higher flavonoid …read more