I did not stress non-GMO and Organic in the All-Food Diet, even though I think they are find ideas. There are several reasons for this. I think the most important thing is eating real non-processed food. If you go to restaurants, have friends feed you, or shop in a supermarket, you will end up eating lots of non-organic food, and it probably won't kill you.
It's also hard to define organic. How many years does it take a field to recover from conventional farming? If I grow an organic garden next to a non-organic one, is the food still good what with wind and contamination? How is organic defined? This is a political hot potato.
How do we change the food world? Some people are 100% opposed to fast food, which is understandable. But where is their voice? The organizations they seek to change are not listening to them.
Another strategy is to divide and conquer. Can consumers convince one grocery or fast food chain to incrementally improve the quality and labeling of their food? Yes they can. This is the power of the pocketbook. This is how change comes about. Walmart is carrying organic stonyfield yogurt. Who'd a thunk it? The non-GMO movement seems to be gaining ground as well.
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