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 I found the farmer’s claim that growing organic commercially was almost impossible on the East Coast very interesting. As he went on to explain the difference between organically and inorganically grown crops, I couldn't help but agree with him. I realized that organic food products were not commercially viable as the effort both in terms of time and labor required per acre would itself make the task impractical and very expensive. I felt that possibly the organic food industry was actually a “niche” industry which has gained a lot of popularity because of the fact that it does not pollute its surroundings. In fact it would be incorrect to even call it an industry. An agricultural industry generally implies monoculture and extensive use of chemicals (but then again it is not that organic food is not “sprayed”) and in my eyes organic food is anything but that.