An apple a day-------but which one is organic?!

We try to eat organic food most of the time,-it''s part of our way of life

as I feel that food in it's natural unadulterated state

 has to be more wholesome than food grown with chemicals, pesticides etc.

The other day though we were low on apples, so bought a small

supply from our local fruit and veg. shop. Not organic ofcourse.

Here in Malta organic food is not in plentiful supply

and is much more expensive than the other.

These apples , on the surface looked good;( the one on the left is the non organic one.) I noticed though that although the organic fruit was smaller

it felt as heavy as the other.

Tasting this cheaper, good looking

apple was a disappointment to put it mildly.

Not too bad to start with, a bit of apple taste,

then increasingly a tastelessness,- or maybe  sawdust-like,

certainly an emptiness. Not much juicy fruity experience here!

Closer to the core it became discoloured,- more mushy.

Are we really kidding ourselves that this is good or healthy

or satisfying?

I feel very concerned about the movement that Europe has made in the

field of genetically modified food.

Maltese John Dalli, the European Health and Consumer Affairs Commissioner

thinks that those who oppose his decisions are ----'scaremongers',

and states that he is in favour of science-based policy making, adding,-

'We cannot be responsible for reducing Europe to an innovation backwater,'

----but is science always right?-Certainly the large monopolistic

science based chemical companies are making lots of money!

Anyway apparently next on the agenda is a report on animal cloning!

I suppose that so long as there is little education in this whole area,

and so long as the majority of the public continues to

show a lack of awareness or  interest, then things will develop

increasingly this way. As for me,-----I'll continue within my limited circumstances,

to seek out natural wholesome organic food,

because I honestly believe that this is the  true way.

I saw advertised recently a DVD documentary film called

'Food, Inc;'-----I think it will provide considerable enlightenment on

this topic, and will prove most interesting if not horrifying.

More scaremongering I'm afraid!

Mo.