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Adam asked in Food & DrinkVegetarian & Vegan · 1 decade ago

can vegans eat organic foods?

aren't organic vegetables fertilized with manure since they can't use chemicals? wouldn't that be an animal biproduct?

Update:

ameen, i'm not vegan, but isn't it a fair point? why is it a stupid question? we keep the cows in captivity in order to get the manure, we're not collecting it from wild animals...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Good point but since ALL produce is fertilized with manures be it organically or conventionally grown (synthetic fertilizers are expensive and getting more so all the time and add zero to the soil so all good farmers will use both raw and composted manure on their fields because it builds the soil) I guess a really hard core vegan would have to grow their own or find one of the few organic farms that does not use manures or not eat produce and eat only synthetic goo.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't see why someone that is vegan couldn't eat organic if they so desire. Some have a problem with manure - but frankly, where *I* live - I can get it with no problem at all. I got all sorts of cattle living around where I live - they are not caged up - other than kept from roaming onto the roadways by fences. I also know that the local farmers are not giving their cattle the hormones that the factory farms are giving their cattle. I just have to grab the shovel - dig in - and put it where I want it.

    Depends upon where you live. In the country, your suggestion doesn't fit the lifestyle that we live. For those that live in the city - the factory farmers do indeed find a market from city types.

    So - really depends upon the lifestyle and where one lives. I live in the country. No factory farms around here. Those that have cattle raise it for their own family and kin. So such manure is not going to have the problem that you very well will find with the processed packaged stuff that you are going to find for sale in cities.

  • 1 decade ago

    Most of the vegans I know do not object to this. For one, manure might just be the only thing an animal truly gives freely... Though there's a growing movement towards "veganic" agriculture, which is organic without the use of manure or other animal-based fertilizers. I've grown my own vegetables "veganically" for four years.

  • 5 years ago

    It depends on the vegan. Not all are super strict about it, while others are. If one knows of a farm that is organic, they can find out what kind of products they use to grow it. Not all organic farmers use animal byproducts.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    well, the animals aren't being harmed when they give off manure

  • 1 decade ago

    Well yes to be fair that is a reasonable point,but i think generally it isnt frowned upon

  • 1 decade ago

    ew. i didnt know that

    but i suppose it would be not vegan in my opinion... but i'll have to think abotu that..

    gross but i guess its better than pesticides? i'm not sure!

    Source(s): vegetarian for 7yrs, vegan for a couple days.
  • 1 decade ago

    can let this guys something to eat?

    beside stones or sand

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    if your vegan you should not ask a dum question like that

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    they can if they want

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