Well, I did a little searching on an organic brand that we've been buying
recently because it is the only "organic" food available in the stores nearby.
("O Organics" in Safeway, distributed through Omnibrands Inc.)The prevailing logic from our consumer training is to support organic products by buying them even if they are a little more expensive (justifiably?) in the hope that the increased demand will encourage more products to be available. But voting with your wallet doesn't really work when the money is just going to the same big players and in fact may be supporting the lowering of standards. The ideal solution is to buy local organic produce from small farms. And when there are no local organic producers I suppose it is better to order something over the internet from a small farm in another state rather than buy the big brand at the store. Actually the best solution is to grow/raise your own, which thankfully, we are finally in the position to do, but it takes time. BT -------------- Phil Howard, post doctoral researcher from The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems reveals the corporate players in the organic marketplace: http://www.organicconsumers.org/organic/corporate_organic.cfm -------------- Organic Food Goes Mainstream http://www.organicconsumers.org/organic/mainstream060313.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/01/safeway_introdu.php Hello, I had a feeling 'O' was a Safeway brand and what most of us don't know or remember is that Safeway was at the forefront of lowering organic standards. In addition, shopping at the big markets does not support local farmers. I hope folks can spread the word about this and maybe take the time to do more research than I can at this time. Here is a good article on what's wrong with BIG company organic: http://www.eastbayexpress.com/issues/2005-01-05/news/feature_1.html Thanks, Fresh! Posted by: Fresh | January 30, 2006 11:29 PM Do your homework, folks. Already 2 products from the O Organic line have been withdrawn because the alleged certification had not really been granted. Check the labels. Where is it produced? In countries that have no certification procedures and then brought in wholesale to this country? What are you feeding your babies? Is it indeed organic? Says who? Do your homework. Blind trust can be a dangerous thing. Posted by: Wide Awake | February 16, 2006 10:07 PM ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.eastbayexpress.com/issues/2005-01-05/news/feature_1.html The O Word Kristie and Rick Knoll were early pioneers of organic farming. So why are they now rebelling against organic? By Will Harper Article Published Jan 5, 2005 ----------- _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
