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- From: "Shelly Elliott" <shelly AT idlethyme.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] USDA vs Naturally Grown
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:43:09 -0700
Well said! I am a 7th generation farm kid (at least
I still think I am a kid). I too have chosen to certify Naturally Grown and drop
my organic certification for many of the same reasons that you discussed.
Another big issue that I had with the Certified Organic farmers in my OCIA
chapter is how heavily input oriented they were. Now I am not saying that all
certified organic farmers are in this category and I am not looking to ruffle
any feathers, just making an observation. Rather than discussing sustainable
practices for the long term health of the earth these folks were discussing how
much stuff they could dump on their ground to improve their yields. While there
are beneficial inputs, it is the balance of the health of the soil that I am
concerned about. I see some "organic" (USDA certified that is) practices as not
much healthier than heavy input conventional farming.
The other "certification" issue for me was my
customers. My customers know me and don't care if I am certified Dr.
Seuss or certified organic. I command the same price certified Naturally
Grown as I did certified Organic. My practices have not changed and my farm
is only better because I spend less time on paperwork.
Finally, how to farm and how to certify is up to
each individual farmer. Do the research before you make any decisions. Know the
pros and cons for your farm.
Shelly Elliott
Idle Thyme Farm
Carpenter, WY
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[Market-farming] USDA vs Naturally Grown,
w Baroli, 03/06/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] USDA vs Naturally Grown, Allan Balliett, 03/07/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] USDA vs Naturally Grown,
Shelly Elliott, 03/07/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] USDA vs Naturally Grown,
Lucy Goodman, 03/08/2006
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[Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
Sue Wells, 03/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
Creation Farm, 03/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
James H. Corey, 03/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
Creation Farm, 03/12/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen, Sue Wells, 03/12/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen, James H. Corey, 03/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
Creation Farm, 03/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
James H. Corey, 03/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
Creation Farm, 03/12/2006
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[Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
Tom at Limerock, 03/12/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen, Lucy Goodman, 03/12/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] commercial kitchen, Sam White, 03/13/2006
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[Market-farming] commercial kitchen,
Sue Wells, 03/12/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] USDA vs Naturally Grown,
Lucy Goodman, 03/08/2006
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