Market Farming

[Miranda Smith <miranda3 AT optonline.net>]

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> Alison,
>     Could you line the supermarket boxes with unbleached paper towels, or
> some other paperlike substance to protect against contamination?
>

Jill,

    A lot of the pesticides used in the boxes are in a form that volitizes.
The glue in many boxes off-gases. If you're certified, you certainly can't
use boxes like this, but you wouldn't want to, anyway. You can buy boxes
that aren't impregnated with pesticides, but they are pricy. I agree with
Alison--organic grower's associations could do a huge service by organizing
a way for farmers to buy boxes in bulk.

Miranda Smith