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Beyond organic: A new label
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David Roberts |
15 May 2006 |
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| If you haven't been following the discussion under this post about Wal-Mart selling organic food, I recommend you catch up. It's quite insightful, with a range of views well-expressed. One note of consensus seems to be this: "Organic," at least as denoted by the USDA label, falls well short of genuinely sustainable agriculture. Tom is better qualified than I to give a comprehensive description of the latter, but one important element is locality. Food that ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, food, local food, organic food, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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