Market Farming

["Del Williams" <delannw AT dlogue.net>]

Still, I think that it is more than just a simple problem that the long used
term "organic" has been co-opted and "redefined".

I'm all for consumer protection.

What are some of the old organic certification organizations doing to market
and educate the public about the product?

When I was selling at the farmers' market I did not have certification.
Because of Illinois laws at the time... well, and I was very small ... I did
call my stuff organic.  But I changed to different signage... "Grown without
pesticides or herbicides."

That seems to have meaning for people... fertilization/sustainability
education is more difficult.

Some of the chemical growers objected to my new sign.  They said it was
nothing more than a fear appeal and maligned their produce.

I'm not sure how or if the rules changed this year at my old market.

Del Williams
Farmer in the Del
Clifton IL
delannw AT dlogue.net