Andre: I agree with you. Many consumers equate Organic to No
Pesticide Sprays. When in reality Organic production does not mean no
spay, in many cases it is sprayed more often with 'Omri' approved
pesticides for insect and disease control.
Omri is the Organic Materials Review Institute. They list the
following on their home page at
http://www.omri.org/index.html
"The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) provides organic
certifiers, growers, manufacturers, and suppliers an independent
review of products intended for use in certified organic production,
handling, and processing.
OMRI reviews applying products against the National Organic
Standards. Acceptable products are OMRI Listed® and appear on the
OMRI Products List.
OMRI also provides subscribers guidance on the acceptability of
various material inputs in general under the National Organic Program."
The Omri products list data base can be found at
http://www.omri.org/OMRI_datatable.htm
Cornell also publishes a Resource guide for Insect and Disease
Management at
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/resourceguide/mfs/
02bacillus_thuringiensis.php
Win Cowgill
Professor, County Agricultural Agent
County Extension Department Head
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On Mar 11, 2007, at 11:46 AM, Andre Tougas wrote:
Great article, definitely worth reading, I'm happy with the
author's conclusions,
but I am still left with a lingering question, do organic producers
use pesticides?
According to the article "locally grown" is specifically defined
(produced within 150-200
miles) but organic is not, even slanted to no pesticides used,
"the California one had petroleum miles on it while the nonorganic
one was
grown with pesticides." I would like to hear peoples' opinions on
this,
does organic marketing and/or the media mislead consumers into
thinking that
organic means no pesticides ("its organic, so there are no bug sprays"
according to a recent McDonalds radio spot unveiling their Newman's
Own
Organic Coffee)? I think that if consumers knew more about organic
production than the point of this article would be tipped even more
towards
local grown. But don't get me wrong, as a U-Pick farm in
Massachusetts, I
think the article was great!
Andre Tougas
Tougas Farm
Northboro, MA
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