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  • From: Nicole <nbrown AT bbtel.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Organic article on mercola.com
  • Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:15:51 -0400

http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/23/organic_food.htm

I thought some of you organic market farmers might appreciate this article. It's a generally favorable article about organic produce, but mentions that fresh conventional produce is superior to "rotten and wilted" organic produce sometimes found at small organic stands. Do organic farmers really try to sell "rotten and wilted" produce?? Doesn't seem like very good business practice to me.

It also mentions (but does not cite) studies that show organic produce has more nutrients; last I checked, the USDA maintained that this was not true and organic produce is no better than conventional. Has that changed?

Readers can comment on articles published at mercola.com. I did. :)

Nicole in KY




  • [Market-farming] Organic article on mercola.com, Nicole, 07/23/2003

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