The chemical-based conventional agriculture industry claims that the synthesized concoctions they sell as pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides are safe when used as directed, but does the scientific evidence truly support their assertions? Organic agriculturist and lecturer André Leu delves into a wealth of respected scientific journals to present the peer-reviewed evidence that proves the claims of chemical companies and pesticide regulators are not all they seem. Leu translates technical jargon into layman's terms to break down the five most repeated myths about pesticide use: independent scientific analysis shows that pesticides are not at all as safe as industry leaders and regulatory agencies claim. The pesticide industry argues that human agriculture, and thereby the global population itself, cannot survive without using pesticides and herbicides, but Leu warns that human health is at great risk unless we break free of their toxic hold and turn to more natural methods of pest and weed regulation. André Leu breaks the chain of corporate misinformation on pesticides and unmasks the failure of chemical warfare against pests. As Leu points out, there are ecologically, economically, and socially viable alternatives to chemical agriculture. --Miguel A. Altieri, PhD, professor of agroecology, University of California Berkeley Piercing, commonsensical details that dissolve defective, manipulative science designed solely by the poisoners. Enjoy this empowerment and help stop criminal profits. If you do not know, you will not protect yourself or those you should. --Michael Potter, president, Eden Foods As a staunch opponent of pesticides, I thought I knew the arguments. In the wonderful gift to the integrity food movement, André Leu gives even the faithful a quotable, understandable, captivating text to affirm and strengthen our arguments. --Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain't Normal André Leu is the president of the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements, the world umbrella body for the organic sector. He has over forty years of experience in all areas of organic agriculture, from growing to pest control to education in Australia and many other countries. He has written and published extensively in magazines, newspapers, journals, and other media and testified before governments on many areas of organic agriculture. André and his wife own an organic tropical fruit orchard in Daintree, Queensland, Australia, that supplies quality-controlled fruit to a range of markets from local to international.