It’s a sign of the increasing strength of the organic movement that The Wall Street Journal—a reliable stalwart of the establishment and the status quo—joins the debate about whether organic agriculture can feed the world. Yes it can, says Catherine Badgley, an associate professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan. The best news is that even her opponent, consultant Steve Savage, agrees that modern agriculture needs to balance concerns about the environment and health.
Even The Wall Street Journal raises the question: Can organic agriculture feed the world?
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