On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:48:32 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-03-27, sf > wrote:
>
> > Now I understand how Walmart can stock their shelves with organic
> > produce. One friend says "Watch out for foreign organic
> > products...they are often watered with polluted water and are not
> > subject to the same regulatory bodies. know what you're eating." So,
> > read the labels carefully and buy American.
>
> US agribiz is doing all it can to corrupt the whole concept of organic
> so it can market sub-standard produce at higher organic prices. Even
> WF is not exempt. They plan to create a twenty-six thousand acre
> organic farm. As I understand organic agriculture, I don't see how
> they can do that and still meet organic stds.
>
I don't have a whole lot of trust in the government overseeing our
food supply. Like every other government arm, they have too many
behind desks and too few in the field doing the actual work.

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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.