10 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Organic Foods

by Austin Petersen

#6. Organic food can still contain pesticides

Just because it’s organic, doesn’t mean it’s pesticide free. Organic farmers are allowed to use things like insecticidal soap, copper sulfate, as well as pheromones that disrupt insect mating. But they’re safer than normal methods used right?

Probably not.

The journal PLos ONE did a study on the environmental impact of conventional and organic pesticides and found that the organic pesticides were actually MORE harmful to the soil. Why? Because they are weaker products, you have to use much more of them to make up for the lessening impact. Still, organic foods do contain less pesticide residue than regular foods. They just don’t come with none.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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