Once more, around the bend

I ought to have learned right now that nothing comes between Jonah and his shtick, but for the record -- and once again, despite the straw man that has the durability of Rasputin -- I do not believe organic produce has any special nutritional value, and do not buy it for my table (I don't feel the same about organic meat and dairy). Moreover, though many who have been enthusiastic for "Crunchy Cons" would disagree with me here, I don't believe that organic farming is ideal, though I am glad that we have organic farmers. What I particularly support is a movement away from industrialized agricutlure back to small farms, in part for the sake of develping a diverse local agriculture, and in part for the conservation of agrarian values, even in an urbanized and suburbanized society. Don't tell Jonah (not that it would do you any good), but there's a good case to be made that that's something social conservatives ought to be supporting.