Mark,

Nice to hearabout the growth in organic agriculture. We are about to get an
All Foods store here in Oakville in the next month or so. It is under
construction. it is a Texas based organic grocery chain. Almost all of our
grocery chains around the Greater Toronto Area have an organic section. We
take advantage. We belong to a local Alternatives co-op organic store. My
wife introduced me to organic foods while we were dating about 8 years ago.
We have been married 6.5 years now. If you read other parts of this news
group you will see that I am in my 60s. You probably already know from last
week I drive an Outback made in your State. It is my second one. They are
great!

Take care

Bob Patrick


"Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
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> patrickrj wrote:
> > Mike:
> >
> > I agree with you about some of the Hormone Probed Monster Turkeys.
> > We usually order an organic bird. They are leaner and quite a bit
smaller
> > around the 12 to 14 pounds or 6 to 6.5 Kg. and they are much more
> > flavourfull and tender. My wife and I are a little more than concerned
about
> > the hormones and other steroids being fed to livestock. It could affect
the
> > wine.(little humour). I know several grape growers who are very careful
> > about what goes on their soils and plants. They maintain if you poison
the
> > soil, you poison the wine, and those who drink it. Why do not more
people
> > think that way.
>
> Many people *do* think that way, Bob. Organic agriculture is the
> fastest-growing segment of the agriculture business today. Biodynamic
> winemaking is becoming quite common on both sides of the Atlantic, and
> organic farming is even more widespread in viticulture. Even here in
> the middle of Indiana, no one's idea of a trend-setting region, there
> are two organic groceries and the local supermarkets stock organic
> produce, organic dairy items and have an "organic" section in one corner
> of the store.
>
> Mark Lipton
>
> Mark