This film presents a skeptical viewpoint on the merits of organically grown foods versus those produced using chemical fertilizers. The production includes interviews with multiple OSU faculty including Extension veterinarian Guy Reynolds, Extension agricultural chemist James Webb, and several unidentified commenters speaking on multiple related issues. Topics discussed include problems of supply and distribution of organic foods; higher costs of organic foods; lack of relative nutritive advantage of organic foods; complications associated with organic growing; relative safety of non-organic foods; the beneficial use of antibiotics and hormones to boost livestock production; the potential impact of banning commercial pesticides; and lax legal standards on labeling of organic foods. The film also includes silent footage of the Valley River Mall in Eugene, a natural foods cooperative (possibly the original First Alternative Food Cooperative near downtown Corvallis), and a supermarket.
Digitized from a 16-mm original held in the Extension and Experiment Station Communication Moving Images (FV120:328), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.
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