From: Don Bowen KI6DIU <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Organic claims on trial
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:30:29 -0700
At 9/17/2007, you wrote:
Regrettably, in the case of fresh produce the o-word is being used as an
excuse to make you take whatever crap they want to give you.
The one Organic farm I know well sells fresh produce right picked that
day. It is clean, crisp, and not bug eaten. It is also free from
pesticides and the ground is fertilized with compost and cover crops. I
know just how well it is done because I help out there sometimes and have
followed from picking to farmer's market.
His stuff is good and he is always looking for something new. He currently
farms about 150 acres in and around Hollister, CA. I recently helped him
buy a mid 50s tractor and a water truck.