I WOULDNT EAT A NEWLEAF POTATO...NOW

I wouldn't eat a new leaf potato now that i read this passage in Pollans book. He informed me on the different chemical agents that farmers and companies put on there products which turned me away from the french fries and mashed potato's. In the past I would eat just any old potato not knowing that its a possibility that it could not only be harmful to me but to other organisms. For example, he talks how the Bt toxin in genetically altered plants are building up in the soil, this substance is lethal to monarch butterflies which eat the weeds that are common in corn fields. Theres another substance called DDT that was thought to be safe, ended up thinning the shells in eggs. Sometimes you have to stop and think is it worth it, and I don't think it is. Its not worth contaminating your body with different chemicals and insecticides, plus I come to realize that organic foods are more appetizing. I guess Ms.Ramsey was right, I think I had my last french fry.