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["JUDITH MCDONALD" <jammin03 AT msn.com>]

But would you shop @ WalMart?????

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> From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
> Reply-To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Organic and us
> Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2006 08:53:59 -0500
>
>
> >Expect to see a great deal of what WalMart sells for organic to be 
> imported.
> >"Is this really organic??"  "Of course, amigo, trust me!"
>
> Mexican farmers support organic. Dealing with sick workers is
> expensive. Field foremen carry drugs and syringes to treat workers.
> Absenteeism is costly.
>
> All the developments have been predictable. A national standard was
> inevitable and useful in spite of its weaknesses and unfairness to
> some producers. Organic is a win-win deal for the people. We all win
> with cleaner water and air. It is a matter of time. How many years
> for the soil to heal? How many years before the chemical effects become 
> benign?
>
> There is a highly probably connection between chemical use on crops
> and impotence and sterility. The popularity of sexuality enhancement
> drugs may well be because of chemical effects. Atrazine is a likely
> culprit. Remember the Minnesota frogs? That was the canary in the 
> mineshaft.
>
> So I am in favor of organic food becoming mainstream in spite of the
> predictable negatives. Cleaner soil, cleaner air, healthier people
> are worth paying a higher price.
>
> Plant a garden and eat the results.
>
>
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