Yeah, I heard there is no regulation on selling produce you grow
beyond labeling as well; except at the farmers market, where they want
"certified growers" which simply means that the department or
agriculture has gone to the farm and verified that they are growing
the things that they sell at the farmers market. This it to keep
people from putting up a booth and simply going down to Bonanza
Produce to get stuff at wholesale and sell at the farmers market.
(She said it costs $25 for that level of certification...)
Btw, I didn't know you grew vegetables by subscription! Can you tell
us more about it, or add info to your wiki page? How was the Sunrise
Sustainability party last night? I'm sorry I couldn't make it...
Regards,
-jeb
On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 07:23:53AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> As to the booth at the Farmer's market...what sort of certification for
> home grown produce was she referring to? I grow vegetables by
> subscription, and according to everyone I have talked to from the
> city and county to the US dept. of Ag and there seem to be no
> regulating authority. If you want to label your produce organic, then
> you have to have state certification...but the state can't restrict you
> from telling buyers that your food was grown without inorganic
> fertilizers and pesticides, herbecides etc.
--
Jeb Bateman...
http://jeb.ocha.net
