Thought you might like to read This, from
http://fourseasonfarm.com/how-we-farm/ :
"How We Farm
WE FARM THE WAY “ORGANIC” USED TO MEAN
Four Season Farm in Harborside, Maine has been farmed organically since its inception in 1968. However, we are
NOT “USDA Certified Organic” – I repeat –
NOT.
And
for good reason. The USDA refuses to uphold the honest, old-time, carefully stewarded farming practices that organic has always represented. The USDA National Organic Program has been totally corrupted by the money, power, and influence of industrial food corporations. USDA certification is a hollow sham. For example:
Hydroponic vegetables, grown without soil using artificial lighting and nutrient solutions from the chemistry lab, are
sold everywhere as “USDA Certified Organic” with no mention of hydroponic anywhere on the label. (If the “organic” berries come from Driscols, they are hydroponic. If the “organic” tomatoes and cucumbers come from Wholsum Harvest or imported from Holland, Canada or Mexico, they are hydroponic.)
Undesirable additives are allowed in your “organic” prepared foods. (A lawsuit to stop that was overruled with
USDA collusion.) Enormous
‘Confined Animal Feeding Operations’ (CAFOs) with no access for the animals to outdoor pastures (as the regulations demand)
are producing the majority of the “organic” milk and eggs in this country. (Most milk from Horizon and all from Aurora Dairy is produced in CAFOs. Eggs from Cal-Maine, Herbruck, or Petaluma/Organic Valley are from CAFOs.) The USDA turns a blind eye to this
illegal production. The USDA recently scrapped new animal welfare standards for organic certification at the behest of these CAFOs.
The deep integrity of the passionate, old-time, organic farmers who began this movement is now nothing but greenwash for the USDA “fauxganic” program.
We believe our production practices reflect how organic farming has traditionally been done to produce clean, wholesome food and maintain a pristine environment.
We proudly advertise our produce as: GUARANTEED “REALORGANIC”.
We invite other farmers to join us..."
There is more at Eliot Coleman's site.
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