Many people opt for organic foods to avoid pesticides.   Dan Barber says he has a different rationale for going organic:  It tastes better. 

The chef and restaurateur who has been extolling the virtues of sustainable food for years recently sat down at his Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant outside New York City with Slate’s Jacob Weisberg to explain why he’s a locavore and how pesticides ruin soil and ultimately the flavor of our foods.

Watch Part 2 with Dan Barber, where he discusses organic alcohol and why his temper flares in the kitchen.

Watch Part 3 with Dan Barber, where he argues that ecology supports eating meat.

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