@kylek717, congrats for tackling such a complex topic! It may be better to address something huge like this in multiple posts, since there is so much to cogitate at once, but I wanted to offer some thoughts. There are many different definitions of healthy, depending on what group you represent. For example: What is labeled as "healthy" according to the food industry and USDA (if you are in the U.S.); the perception of "healthy" according to the "average" American; and "healthy" as determined through unbiased, credible scientific research. The latter definition is what I try to keep up on. So much else in your article to comment upon, but I will try to keep it brief! I will just say that yes, "organic" is essentially "greenwashing", or just another way to appeal to a certain market segment...at least when it applies to processed foods. However, some studies have shown even minimal amounts of pesticide residues to have negative effects on humans, and that would go for GMOs as well, since some GMOs are "Roundup-ready" and therefore heavily sprayed (not necessarily the crop itself that is harmful, but the pesticide residues). This all accumulates up the food chain, of course, so eating low on the food chain helps, as well as soaking produce in a saltwater solution and rinsing (can't really rinse eggs or meat or dairy, since pesticides would be well-integrated). Anyway, nice job for tackling this tricky subject! Dr. Michael Greger has several videos on the pesticide/organic topic, with links to scientific peer-reviewed studies:

• https://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-the-benefits-of-organic-food-underrated-or-overrated/
• https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-monsantos-roundup-pesticide-glyphosate-safe
  There's more relevant articles and videos on that site as well. You can just search nutritionfacts.org for "organic" or "pesticide" and it will list them all. It's a nonprofit website in the public interest (rather than corporate).