Ever wonder if organic foods are worth their high price? Are the marketing claims true? Are organic foods really more nutritious, safer, and better for the environment? Do the benefits of organic farming really outweigh the benefits of conventional farming? Can you handle the truth? If you’re an organic food devotee, get ready to be enraged.

Alex Avery is the author of the controversial book, “The Truth About Organic Foods.” He is the Director of Research and Education at the Center for Global Food Issues, a project of the Hudson Institute. Since joining the Center in 1994, Avery has spoken to a wide variety of national and international audiences and has represented the Center at the United Nations World Food Summit in Rome.

In his book he challenges widely accepted notions that organic food is better for your health. A university study comparing the amount of bacteria on conventionally-grown and organically-grown produce found that the level of the common bacteria E. coli on certified organic produce was "not statistically different from that in conventional samples." Avery has attacked the researchers for their pro-organic "bias." In this podcast he passionately takes on all dissenters.