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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND food and agriculture AND organic food AND United States
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Maple Encyclical
On organic syrup |
Umbra Fisk |
30 Aug 2004 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I saw at the store there is "organic" maple syrup. Is there really a difference between organic and non-organic maple syrup? Do conventional farms spray the trees with massive amounts of pesticides? I don't have much money (poor college student) so I was just trying to buy organic for things like apples and milk, which I've heard should only be bought in organic form. Brianna Farmington Hills, Mich. Dearest Briann ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, organic food, United States (all these topics) |
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