Is Organic Food More Sustainable? It’s Complicated

Is Organic Food More Sustainable? It’s Complicated

At the supermarket, you’re often met with a choice: organic or not? Organic foods — largely free of synthetic pesticides, hormones and antibiotics — are synonymous with sustainability in the minds of many shoppers. But sustainability is a fraught and complex measure — does it mean better for you or for the planet? And how do farm animals, farmers and workers fare? About the only measure that’s simple here is the nutrition, which remains the same…