I came across this article trying to debunk the presumed benefits of organic farming and eating organic food. My interpretation of the gist of the article is that the benefits haven't been measurable and organic farming is not sustainable as a primary food source. In some cases the natural pesticides produced by the crop may even be unhealthful. Please check out the article. You may interpret it differently.

Note that the writer is a Libertarian and was accused of shilling for Big Agriculture. In any case, I think his point is worth discussing. Do people believe organic food superior? If so, why? Can anybody provide a better scientific basis for arguing for or against organic farming and nutrition?

For myself, I'm a skeptic. I don't see non-organic or genetically-modified crops as automatically evil. I focus more on buying from local smaller producers whenever possible. Often they happen to be organic, I would guess mainly because of higher profit margins.