Sounds like its smarter to grow organic hee hee
I want to grow sugar beets even though they get a bad rap because a lot of sugar is produced from genetically modified sugar beets. But they have organic and heirloom ones too! Sugar beets have been around for a while. https://anniesheirloomseeds.com/products/sugar-beet-beta-vulgaris
I would love to know more about the local Israeli beets and other heirloom plants.