But don't look for more studies as the magic elixir that will make a difference; go get all the studies and concepts that already exist and you will have a powerful statement, as is.
Steve - Without the studies, everything you mention can be brushed off as advertising. My request doesn't come out of thin air, it is the request of someone who is actively marketing locally and has been doing it for some time.
It is also the request of a person who is standing separate from federal organic certification who feels that he should have at least a few studies to show the superiority of food that's grown WITH nature rather than wrested out of Nature.
I don't want to make 'promises' to people, I want to show them that what I 'believe' can actually be demonstrated, either through trials or through lab work.
Where are these studies that you speak of? I hope you have a list of them because I have yet to find any that show a substantial enough difference between BD food and conventional food for me to be anything but embarassed because I talk about our food being superior.
I also work with pastured livestock. I have to tell you that the documentation posted at EatWild.com does an incredible job of clinching sales. People can related to concepts like "CLAs" readily. Pretty soon, they know exacty what is missing in chainstore foods. That's what I want: something I can point at that substantially differentiates 'our food' from 'theirs.'
Here I'm talking about talking to people who cannot see, touch, smell or taste our wonderful, delicate produce.
-Allan
