ORGANIC FOODS

Recently, I was in the produce section of a grocery store and was struck by the quite unappealing look of all, and I do mean all, the organic fruits and vegetables for sale. In fact, it bordered on disgusting, small in size, discolored, blemished, and old. In contrast, the non-organic produce for sale looked fresh, bold in color, larger than the organic, and very appealing. The cost of the organic products was also extraordinarily high, sometimes two, three and four times the cost of the much more appealing non-organic products. Understandably, customers overwhelmingly bought the non-organic products.

Today I was reminded of my trip to the grocery when I read this newspaper article that displayed the following paragraph:

The U.S. Surgeon General, the American Dietetic Association, and the American Heart Association agree that the fruits and vegetables are safe regardless of whether organic or conventional farming methods are used.

Based upon all the factors I've mentioned and the fact that the appropriate higher authorities have deemed there is no difference in safety between organic and non-organic products, why would anyone buy organic produce? If a reader can think of any valid rationale, please provide it as a comment. Otherwise, the only thing I can figure is that those folks buying organic products are just fools.