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"Her Subj." wrote in message oups.com... sorry, a response to jc's response. i am using google groups and am limited to their style of format for posting and responding... When replying in Google, hit "show options" and then hit reply and it will quote the post you are replying to. -- the volleyballchick |
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I once read that in the US, if a neighboring farmer sprays pesticide on an
organic farmer's crops by mistake, the organic farmer is allowed to sell the crop as organic anyway. "Nicky" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... It's interesting how people come to all kinds of justifications in their own minds. Like the local farmer must not have used pesticide, while foods marked as organic from a large company probably do. How do you know what the local farmer does? Do you watch him? Do you test his soil? Don't you guys have any enforced standards? In the UK, organic farmers regularly get their soil tested, to maintain their organic status. No status, no sticker on the product, no price premium. Nicky. -- A1c 10.5/4.5/6 Weight 95/77/72Kg 1g Metformin, 100ug Thyroxine T2 DX 05/2004 |
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Ignoramus20928 wrote:
On Wed, 11 May 2005 22:33:59 +0100, Nicky wrote: wrote in message oups.com... It's interesting how people come to all kinds of justifications in their own minds. Like the local farmer must not have used pesticide, while foods marked as organic from a large company probably do. How do you know what the local farmer does? Do you watch him? Do you test his soil? Don't you guys have any enforced standards? In the UK, organic farmers regularly get their soil tested, to maintain their organic status. No status, no sticker on the product, no price premium. As far as I understand, trader4 talked about a misconception that local farmers are somehow better than non-local farmers. trader4 did not talk about standards of organic food. Here in the US, we do have some standards, but, in fact, organic food does not mean what many people think it is. In the US organic farms are allowed to use, and typically do use, "organic" pesticides -- including pyrethin, rotenone, and copper sulfate. Commercial farming uses chemical pesticides that break down in several days of sunlight and water, and typically leave no measurable residue by harvest. This cannot be said for the above pesticides used by organic farms. Also, organic produce that grows at ground level, like lettuce, has frequently been found to be contaminated with E coli from improperly cured manure. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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