For the vast majority of human history, agriculture could be described as organic, meaning there was no use of synthetic materials during food production. During the 20th century, however, new synthetic chemicals were intruduced to the food supply. Chemical fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides were used to increase the agricultural output, in order to satisfy the increasing demands of the western population. This more recent style of agricultural production is known as “conventional.”
Posted by Kynthia on May 7th 2010 in food :: bites
