Joe Torik
retired
“No. We started using pesticides to keep bugs out of our produce. I don’t want to bite down on an apple and have a worm in it. It seems like that would be
going backwards.”
Kristine Running
barista at Starbucks
“Yes; I want quality. I prefer organic and am willing to pay whatever for my food not to have all the chemicals.”
Debbie Hamilton
retail
“No. Groceries are already too expensive as it is, and I really don’t think it matters a whole lot if pesticides are used or not. Why would I pay more for something that farmers spend less on?”
Hunter Donahue
inventor
“Yes, I would definitely pay more. I’m an outdoorsman, and I think it would most likely help the environment in terms of other species dealing with surface runoff.”
This article appears in Mar 6-13, 2014.