On Monday, February 18th Greg Willis wrote: >> >> >> "Become a friend of Demeter and join the circle of supporting >> members. The Demeter Association, Inc. is a national, independent, >> non-profit, corporation . . ." >> >> >> NO ONE IS "NON-PROFIT" UNLESS THEY ARE GRANTED THAT STATUS BY THE IRS >> AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE STATE IN WHICH THEY OPERATE. >> Period. Anything else is fraud.
When I joined this list and learned about the history of the grab of the term biodynamic by Demeter I was saddened and appalled. Rather than laying claim to the word biodynamic they would have done well to put their energy into strengthening the Demeter label. Then, as in Europe, Demeter would be the label that consumers look for. On their website, Demeter says they are a nonprofit, as is the BDA. BDA is however tax exempt, while Demeter is non tax exempt. Can one claim nonprofit status unless they are "certified" as such by the government? Could the truth be in the words that they use to describe themselves? By law they are a corporate entity, yet they use the friendly term Association as their public face. They certainly know the power of words. Bonnie York
