Genevra Pittman:

Organic produce and meat typically isn’t any better for you than conventional varieties when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, according to a new review of the evidence.

But organic options may live up to their billing of lowering exposure to pesticide residue and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers from Stanford University and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System found.

“People choose to buy organic foods for many different reasons. One of them is perceived health benefits,” said Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler, who led the new study.

“Our patients, our families ask about, ‘Well, are there health reasons to choose organic food in terms of nutritional content or human health outcomes?'”

The Raging Grannies performed “Drones in the Sky” among other tunes.

I saw a number of Tammy and Tommy stickers. Two men sporting Tommy stickers walked briskly by as I purchased tomatoes. They encouraged each other to move quickly as the “Tammy people were on this corner”.