Is the Organic Industry Overrated?

I was sitting outside my shop today feeding my baby some organic baby food, Ella's Kitchen actually, when a lady with a baby in pram and her husband walked past. I only caught a small part of the conversation but the lady ended by saying "it's overrated...".

At first I was a little hurt, but once I got that monkey off my back I pondered what she had said and it in a small way reminded me of a visit I made to a friends recently who had a 10 month old baby. Who, by the way, both lives 2 minutes walk from one of the best organic supermarkets in Syndney (About Life) and who I have heard once say "oh, I would never use natural or organic products...".

Upon arrival I was struck at the welts of eczema all over the face of my friends baby and how she was scratching them endlessly, but it wasn't until she had her nappy changed that the whole scenario unfolded, so to speak.

Once the Huggies nappy was taken off the true extent of the babies condition became evident, notwithstanding the obvious pain. She was simply covered in nappy rash.

After a quick dip in a Johnsons and Johnsons filled bath, the mum covered the baby in a steroid cream, splashed a little talc, then donned bubba in another Huggies nappy - I'm seriously not exaggerating.

Are these two mothers any different?

You see I didn't have to know much about the mother that walked past the shop today but there is a possibility that if her baby ever gets eczema, has allergies or pretty much any other health problem she is likely pay a visit. I have seen it all before at least 100 times.

So I ask the question again...is the organic industry overrated?

Andrew