Can organic farming feed a growing population?
I've been growing tomatoes and peppers on my small plot for six years, and the yield per square foot is dwarfed by what commercial farms achieve with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. But last summer a blight wiped out my neighbor's entire organic crop while mine survived because I used a targeted fungicide. Organic farming sounds noble, but can it really feed a growing population, or is it a luxury for the privileged few?