Organic food and organic farming become a hot issue in today's society. People are starting to wonder what type of food is best for their health and what growing method is best for the environment. Most mothers will choose food carefully and buy foods with the organic label when shopping at the supermarket, because they think organic food is better for their family's health. But what is the difference between "organic agriculture" and "industrial agriculture"? In the definition, organic farming is a form of agriculture that “is based on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control”. Compared to organic farming, industrial farming will use more chemicals. Is organic farming better than industrial farming? This controversial issue has sparked widespread public concern and heated discussions. From my more in-depth research in this area, I have gained a new understanding of the relationship between organic farming and industrial agriculture. Organic farming and industrial farming both have advantages and disadvantages, the best way to produce food is to combine organic farming with industrial farming. In Richard Schiffman's article, he believes that industrial agriculture has serious drawbacks: Industrial agriculture will impact the environment and people's lives. Health. Schiffman is a writer and former freelance environmental journalist whose work has appeared in the Washington Post. Schiffman says it's easy to pollute water industrially because industrial agriculture must use a large amount of chemicals. He thinks industrial agriculture is productive and can provide larger quantities of food, but depends on “standardized applications of toxic chemicals and petroleum-based fertilizers” (2). It will pollute half the paper… …and organic farming can also benefit from learning some industrial farming methods. When we develop organic farming, at the same time, we should not give up traditional farming, we should combine organic farming with traditional farming. industrial agriculture together and by a better agricultural method. Works Cited Schiffman, R. In Defense of Organic Farming: Less than a Panacea, More than a Fad. Commonweal, New York, January 11, 2013. Steven Shapin “Organic Food and Farming Have Downsides.” The local food movement. Ed.Amy Francis Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010.Steuteville, Robert, “Perspectives on Sustainable Business.” In Business, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, May-June 1995. Argyropoulos, C, “Organic Farming Without Organics” MAY, 2013.