[Homestead] Organic and us
Clansgian at wmconnect.com
Clansgian at wmconnect.com
Sun Jun 4 12:35:03 EDT 2006
In a message dated 6/4/2006 10:08:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
genegerue at ruralize.com writes:
>From Gene's Article:
> But you knew it was over for John Kerry in the farm belt when his wife,
> Teresa,
> helpfully suggested to Missouri farmers that they go organic.
I wonder if the author made the connection that Heinz Co. markets more
"organic:" [wink, nod, nudge] than any other entity in the world.
What has been happening for several years now to pave the way for WalMart to
mass market cheap organic produce is a gradual weakening or the definition of
'organic', not that the USDA definition isn't weak enough already.
Back in the unshaven hippie days of organic food a pile of manure was a good
sign and chemical nitrates were completely verboden! Now the manure pile
does not qualify as organic unless it is turned and mixed in a very certain
unproductive way which is out of the reach of small producers. Yet chemical
nitrate is permitted since you COULD be using imported and expensive bat guano; but
chemical nitrate produced from fossil fuel is CHEMICALLY the same thing so
it's OK to use it (up to 20% of total nitrogen).
Expect to see a great deal of what WalMart sells for organic to be imported.
"Is this really organic??" "Of course, amigo, trust me!"
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