My garden is less than an eighth of an acre. the waste from it feeds the chickens. The waste from the chickens feeds the garden. And they both feed me. No watering. No fertilizer. No insecticides. I don't really even need the grocery store anymore, providing that I can hunt.
Soon I will have an Aquaponic greenhouse. That will deliver fresh produce, almost year-round. It will also deliver a couple hundred pounds of Talapia and Perch.
I am by no means starving, and I am continuing to be healed from major arthritis and fibromyalgia. My allergies are *gone*, with the exception of chemical allergies (which are greatly reduced).
You might consider my case subjective, but I know many people with a similar story.
The 'organic' food, which has somehow gotten a slur attached to the definition, is the very SAME means, methods, and foods which fed this country in my grandfather's day. Don't knock it till you've tried it. You will find it provides foods that are VASTLY superior to anything you can buy in the store.
In a word, you have been lied to.
I am by no means starving
Nor I - nor would I in a world without GMOs (although many in other parts of that world might). I referred to starving to highlight the significance of the “there’s lots of food” argument that LearsFool so lightly dismissed.
Don't knock it till you've tried it.
I've never knocked it - but living in the suburbs I'm not in a position to try it. Glad it's working out for you.