CONVENTIONAL VS. ORGANIC

BAD THINGS SAID

• Destroying the planet
• Makes people sick

PROS OF CONVENTIONAL

• Low food production
• Offers many jobs
• Important to the world
• Increases crop yields
• Makes crops more fruitful

CONS OF CONVENTIONAL

• May present health concerns
• May harm the environment
• Resistance eventually grows
• Many countries ban GMOs

PROS OF ORGANIC

• More economical
• Soil management easier
• Helps clear weeds

CONS OF ORGANIC

• Small yields
• Barely producing half the total output
• No contribution to the environment
• Increase risk of E. Coli

PROCESS OF CONVENTIONAL

• Till the soil
• Plant the crop
• Irrigate
• Spray for weeds
• Irrigate some more
• Harvest

MISUNDERSTANDINGS

• Little health benefits from organic as compared to conventional farming
• More than 50 synthetic pesticides used in organic framing