Does organic food generate less carbon emissions than “conventional” food?
Organic produce, dairy and meat is grown without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, which add carbon points in production systems, but a lot of organic products are grown in mono-crop systems and require other types of inputs (such as long distance transportation of bees to pollinate crops or importation of grains to feed cattle.) The types of food you choose to eat such as meat vs. dairy vs. vegetables and the amount of food you waste will probably influence your carbon impact more.
