BIHR: Local organic farms are an unrealistic model of food production

Are you a “foodie” partisan that observes a strict organic diet? Have an opinion on the matter? Join the Phi kappa Society this Thursday at 7 and practice your oratory and debate skills. Guests are always encouraged (but not required) to speak.

By “Local and Organic farming”, I am referring to crops cultivated that are both:

a) grown within a small area / community, such as commune, village, neighborhood, town, city, or area where it will also be consumed

b) grown within the standards already set forth by the USDA as it pertains to organic farming. Such protocol includes the absence of irradiation, sewer sludge, and using genetic modification.

We must keep in mind that this resolution is framed where “local” and “organic” are not exclusive. In other words if the negation is able to prove that organic farming could work on the aggregate level, but not local farming, you must affirm.

 By “Unrealisitc Model” I mean that if put to use in the real world, on an aggregate level, the quantity supplied, would not meet the quantity demanded, thus resulting in a market failure.

 Lastly by “Food Production”, I am referring to a means of production where food is produced at large scale or aggregate level.