Organic Grape Growing Harms Vineyard Soil, Advocacy Group Says
According to the pro-science consumer advocacy group, American Council on Science & Health (ACSH), organic wine may not be good for the earth—or at the very least, it’s bad for the local vineyard soil. The group blames copper sulfate, an allowable fungicide in organic grape growing; ACSH considers it a chemical that depletes the soil.
Organic farming is not exactly chemical-free farming. In fact, ACSH cites Nate Lewis, farm policy director for the Organic Trade Association who told the Washington Post: “I don’t like the narrative that organic is pesticide-free. It’s not. They do use things that are toxic to the environment.” (Forbes)