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"Organic" is a scam, here's an example... [View all] Archae Jul 2016 OP

If you want "special" 1939 Jul 2016 #1

If you changed your business name from "1939 Diner" to "1939 Bistro" ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2016 #2

Same thing with buying a beer 1939 Jul 2016 #6

GRAPHIC, Organic Trump imagery and news... Jeffersons Ghost Jul 2016 #118

Yeah, right alain2112 Jul 2016 #305

I only buy one product that is organic....milk! yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #65

Milk in the USA tastes awful. Quantess Jul 2016 #119

I agree yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #154

Weeell... that's almost like lumping all of the USA into one category. Quantess Jul 2016 #166

I've been to every European country but Portugal yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #173

Okay, I'll take your word for it. Quantess Jul 2016 #177

Have a great weekend!!! yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #179

You too, Quantess Jul 2016 #264

100 % svensk mjölk från svenska gårdar!!!! AntiBank Jul 2016 #169

Köp inte ARLA. Quantess Jul 2016 #175

I knew you were going to post that when I put the Arla ko pic AntiBank Jul 2016 #185

No problem. Quantess Jul 2016 #213

the best milk in the USA is not from a corporation but a cooperative womanofthehills Jul 2016 #256

What a wonderful idea PatSeg Jul 2016 #273

been buying Organic Valley for a long time mdbl Jul 2016 #326

It's an unethical company. HuckleB Jul 2016 #339

I read your websites mdbl Jul 2016 #341

Those standards are arbitrary, and often mean more toxic products being used. HuckleB Jul 2016 #343

Sorry, but I can't take the more toxic comment on face value. mdbl Jul 2016 #345

In other words, you have a lot to learn about the topic. HuckleB Jul 2016 #349

no, in other words, I investigated it 12 years ago and was satisfied mdbl Jul 2016 #352

LOL! HuckleB Jul 2016 #354

BTW, I can find a million websites saying Republicans are good mdbl Jul 2016 #353

So you don't know how think critically? HuckleB Jul 2016 #355

So, you like being on ignore? mdbl Jul 2016 #356

Organic Valley is unethical to the core. HuckleB Jul 2016 #340

Poor logic. Darb Jul 2016 #3

Actually, it's your logic that's flawed. kcr Jul 2016 #7

if the pasta is made from organic produce then there is no fraud or deception. KittyWampus Jul 2016 #86

So you didn't bother to note the company is lying about other issues. HuckleB Jul 2016 #90

Wheat is one of the easiest crops to grow organically. Jim Beard Jul 2016 #115

The big problem now is that organic wheat is contaminated with glyphosate from drift womanofthehills Jul 2016 #257

Concerning Round Up in wheat................... Jim Beard Jul 2016 #278

Raw wheat has no gluten, only after it is cooked. Jim Beard Jul 2016 #336

It is the moisture that begins to activate the gluten, not cooking. Raster Jul 2016 #351

Because PatSeg Jul 2016 #18

With the possible exception of WheelWalker Jul 2016 #327

Yes PatSeg Jul 2016 #328

Oh, my goodness, that is hilarious. HuckleB Jul 2016 #329

"More and more people"? PatSeg Jul 2016 #331

Ah, you keep pretending at every turn. HuckleB Jul 2016 #333

Ah, and you keep trying to tell me PatSeg Jul 2016 #334

You show us what you're doing. HuckleB Jul 2016 #337

And right back at you my dear PatSeg Jul 2016 #338

while that is a scam... Javaman Jul 2016 #4

Yes to your last paragraph (and the other paragraphs, too, but)... phylny Jul 2016 #120

the majority of things labeled "organic" Javaman Jul 2016 #122

Check sticker on fruits & vegetables or on bag - organic code begins with 9 & has 5 digits womanofthehills Jul 2016 #124

good info. Thanks. nt Javaman Jul 2016 #125

I also worked for "that store" TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #193

I don't know why you brought up salt and water... Javaman Jul 2016 #201

Unfortunately, that little sincere store would not have survived TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #241

Many of the prices in "that store" are higher than Whole Foods womanofthehills Jul 2016 #258

Cereal... Blanks Jul 2016 #149

Cereal as it is sold in the stores is basically worthless... Javaman Jul 2016 #182

Interesting information PatSeg Jul 2016 #216

I use two cups of oatmeal... Javaman Jul 2016 #285

Thank you so much PatSeg Jul 2016 #286

My pleasure. :) cheers! nt Javaman Jul 2016 #290

Yeah, I don't think they even use grains... Blanks Jul 2016 #229

Class action lawsuit against Quaker Oats - false advertising womanofthehills Jul 2016 #259

No it isn't matt819 Jul 2016 #5

Organic companies lie about their products and those of their competitors. HuckleB Jul 2016 #14

Organic is a scam. Just look at how they operate. Archae Jul 2016 #91

Roundup can not be used on organic - thank goodness! womanofthehills Jul 2016 #99

Many more toxic things can be used, however. HuckleB Jul 2016 #127

Monsanto is one of the most EVIL corporations on the planet AntiBank Jul 2016 #123

Monsanto sells organic seeds, too. HuckleB Jul 2016 #126

my response was 2 fold, to the Monsanto poster, then to the OP AntiBank Jul 2016 #135

There are no "Monsanto posters," so your response is baseless. HuckleB Jul 2016 #137

erm...... AntiBank Jul 2016 #141

So a post that simply shows that baseless attacks are baseless makes someone a "Monsanto Poster?" HuckleB Jul 2016 #144

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #163

LOL! HuckleB Jul 2016 #165

happy eating AntiBank Jul 2016 #171

I liked L. S. M. F. T. better Jim Beard Jul 2016 #344

If there's a farmer's market in the area, many times there's also a local rancher that provides meat haele Jul 2016 #43

Absolutely matt819 Jul 2016 #79

Organic food is not organic, so you just admitted it's a scam Major Nikon Jul 2016 #100

NO IT IS NOT! Albeit, some people scam organic! Big difference. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #8

It's all just a marketing scam, pure and simple. HuckleB Jul 2016 #19

Anyone who carelessly makes universal claims ("all") isn't to be taken seriously. cheapdate Jul 2016 #316

LOL! HuckleB Jul 2016 #320

Hahahaha! cheapdate Jul 2016 #321

Right back at you. HuckleB Jul 2016 #323

I only buy organic bottled water that's certified GMO-free & gluten-free Orrex Jul 2016 #9

Taken Right Off The Spigot From Chicago City Water! ProfessorGAC Jul 2016 #21

I Kid You Not RobinA Jul 2016 #292

GMO-free salt too, right? jmowreader Jul 2016 #295

Well not so far, but now that you've clued me in I'll need to start. Orrex Jul 2016 #296

I've seen Gluten Free disposable paper plates. uppityperson Jul 2016 #335

How does that post demonstrate that "organic" is a scam? cyberswede Jul 2016 #10

Not three-times as much. HuckleB Jul 2016 #15

Well, typical pasta contains wheat flour and eggs cyberswede Jul 2016 #25

You keep telling yourself that, and waste your money on scam marketing. HuckleB Jul 2016 #30

Gluten is in most pastas, and Celiac and other gluten sensitive people pnwmom Jul 2016 #93

All true, yet you ignore that those same producers have worked to con people... HuckleB Jul 2016 #128

It isn't scummy to say a product is gluten free or peanut free even when pnwmom Jul 2016 #217

We all know the unethical marketing game the company is playing. HuckleB Jul 2016 #221

No, we all don't. That "marketing game" is the only way a customer pnwmom Jul 2016 #223

LOL! HuckleB Jul 2016 #232

Shilling is not okay. n/t pnwmom Jul 2016 #240

Calling people shills is not ok. HuckleB Jul 2016 #330

Agreed. nt pnwmom Jul 2016 #342

Do you mean that pricing, marketing, and capitalism are scams? RadiationTherapy Jul 2016 #11

Just because one company lied does not mean organic is a scam oberliner Jul 2016 #12

What organic company does not lie? HuckleB Jul 2016 #16

What non-organic company does not lie? cyberswede Jul 2016 #26

Oh no, no PatSeg Jul 2016 #29

Derp. HuckleB Jul 2016 #34

Oh no = it's Derp again womanofthehills Jul 2016 #92

I don't see my non-organic vegetable sellers making baseless claims about organics. HuckleB Jul 2016 #31

Huh? cyberswede Jul 2016 #42

In other words, you acknowledge that you are making excuses for the ludicrous, over the top lies... HuckleB Jul 2016 #45

And actually PatSeg Jul 2016 #59

In time, The Boy Who Cried Wolf cried 'wolf' once too often. Finally, closeupready Jul 2016 #13

I buy organic whenever possible PatSeg Jul 2016 #17

You Live In A Big Enough Area ProfessorGAC Jul 2016 #22

That is too bad PatSeg Jul 2016 #24

Yeah! ProfessorGAC Jul 2016 #46

I wish everyone had a Trader Joe's PatSeg Jul 2016 #51

About 18 Miles from My House. . . ProfessorGAC Jul 2016 #63

Understandable PatSeg Jul 2016 #66

I have to go 90 miles roundtrip for regular grocery shopping womanofthehills Jul 2016 #104

I can imagine PatSeg Jul 2016 #133

I do have an extra freezer - womanofthehills Jul 2016 #266

I was wondering about a garden PatSeg Jul 2016 #272

In New Mexico regular lettuce is usually $1.50 and organic $2.00 womanofthehills Jul 2016 #94

A few montbs back there was a recall on a huge varity unapatriciated Jul 2016 #145

It's an unethical marketing scam. You can waste money, but it's still an unethical marketing scam. HuckleB Jul 2016 #23

It is not unethical or a marketing scam PatSeg Jul 2016 #27

It is a classic scam, and is disgustingly unethical. HuckleB Jul 2016 #32

"disgustingly unethical" PatSeg Jul 2016 #36

Not even close. It IS disgustingly unethical. HuckleB Jul 2016 #38

Opinion PatSeg Jul 2016 #47

You can dismiss the real world however you want to dismiss it. HuckleB Jul 2016 #50

The organic milk I buy tastes better puffy socks Jul 2016 #183

LOL! HuckleB Jul 2016 #189

Mm hmmm puffy socks Jul 2016 #192

I agree PatSeg Jul 2016 #218

If you want to eat Roundup go ahead womanofthehills Jul 2016 #102

OMG! I guess you never tasted organic fruit!! So so delicious! womanofthehills Jul 2016 #106

You have to accept the Huckle has his own personal definitions of many words and concepts. kristopher Jul 2016 #37

I've never made such a claim. HuckleB Jul 2016 #39

You've made it repeatedly. kristopher Jul 2016 #40

You've repeatedly made the claim that I said such a thing. HuckleB Jul 2016 #41

Really? kristopher Jul 2016 #48

It is, in fact. HuckleB Jul 2016 #52

You're confused. kristopher Jul 2016 #55

No, I'm not confused. HuckleB Jul 2016 #56

You stand behind GMO's and glyphosate (made by Monsanto) with a vengence womanofthehills Jul 2016 #105

I stand behind the science that shows GMOs to be safe. HuckleB Jul 2016 #129

Why are so many lawsuits being filed against Monsanto for Roundup ? womanofthehills Jul 2016 #270

I've noticed and find it rather amusing PatSeg Jul 2016 #53

That poster claims I said something I never said. HuckleB Jul 2016 #54

Of Course you would hate Dr. Stephanie Seneff - she is against Monsanto & big ag's chemicals womanofthehills Jul 2016 #108

She produces bogus pseudoscience. HuckleB Jul 2016 #130

Thanks for the video PatSeg Jul 2016 #222

Yep. kristopher Jul 2016 #58

When someone repeatedly claims someone else said something he/she did not, HuckleB Jul 2016 #62

It can be PatSeg Jul 2016 #224

And name-brand peanut butter costs more than generic. It's not a scam to charge more for some things cyberswede Jul 2016 #28

So what? HuckleB Jul 2016 #33

Why do you care and get your nose in customers buying habits? yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #69

I care about my fellow human beings and the planet. HuckleB Jul 2016 #71

Nice but you still have to prove any statements. yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #78

So you don't understand basic economics? HuckleB Jul 2016 #138

I knew you'd provide crap but opinion. yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #153

Ah, so the need for more land for organic is just an opinion. HuckleB Jul 2016 #155

You are the one who originally brought up rainforests yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #158

Wrong. I said forests. HuckleB Jul 2016 #159

No thanks. I am going grocery shopping at whole foods yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #161

You are bragging about supporting one of the most disgusting corporations around. HuckleB Jul 2016 #164

Thank goodness I live in America yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #170

Are you serious? Whole Foods is a horrible company. HuckleB Jul 2016 #178

Ok. Our conversation has gone off the rails and I suppose I helped yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #180

I'm off to do some backpacking. HuckleB Jul 2016 #181

Thanks! yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #184

The CEO is a Trump supporter. Archae Jul 2016 #176

So are you saying those of us who eat organic don't care about the planet womanofthehills Jul 2016 #110

Eating organic means pushing more toxic products and using more land. HuckleB Jul 2016 #139

"I care about my fellow human beings and the planet" handmade34 Jul 2016 #253

Well said PatSeg Jul 2016 #255

Cutting back on meat is a good idea for many reasons. HuckleB Jul 2016 #260

It depends on how much glyphosate you are willing to eat - 2.1 million lbs sprayed on almonds alone womanofthehills Jul 2016 #101

That is really scary PatSeg Jul 2016 #172

Mass consumerism is a scam. nt Rex Jul 2016 #20

Gluten free pasta is generally pretty expensive Warpy Jul 2016 #35

Gluten intolerance has become almost epidemic in recent years PatSeg Jul 2016 #44

Nice woo. HuckleB Jul 2016 #49

Anything that has the word "healthy" PatSeg Jul 2016 #61

I could clare less about page names, but that page is wootastic. HuckleB Jul 2016 #64

Ha, ha, Divorce and margarine PatSeg Jul 2016 #70

FFS, where the information came from is not the issue. HuckleB Jul 2016 #72

HuckleB always quotes from sciencebasedmedicine - run by pharma shill David Gorski womanofthehills Jul 2016 #111

I see you are pushing lies about Dr. Gorski again. HuckleB Jul 2016 #131

That's very interesting PatSeg Jul 2016 #140

Your preference for keeping conflict secret explains your love of the organic industry. HuckleB Jul 2016 #146

If you wanted to know PatSeg Jul 2016 #148

LOL! HuckleB Jul 2016 #150

Ha, ha, ha PatSeg Jul 2016 #152

Aww. So people who care about reality are "corporate apologists?" HuckleB Jul 2016 #157

Ah, so people who care about health PatSeg Jul 2016 #167

Wrong answer. HuckleB Jul 2016 #168

Groan............ PatSeg Jul 2016 #196

LOL! HuckleB Jul 2016 #202

You always quote Michel Chossudovsky, who is certifiably insane Major Nikon Jul 2016 #142

Oh wow an opinion based crap site. Rex Jul 2016 #238

Sure. Global warming is a myth, vaccines cause autism, and chemtrails are real. Major Nikon Jul 2016 #246

I've seen the site used here a lot. Rex Jul 2016 #250

Yeah, kinda like LaRouche Major Nikon Jul 2016 #254

They hide it a lot, but there are some libertarians here. Rex Jul 2016 #306

I lean libertarian in the manner that Noam Chomsky does Major Nikon Jul 2016 #312

Well civil libertarians are somewhat different then the RWing political kind. Rex Jul 2016 #322

It's not gluten, it's not gliadin, it's not glyphosate Warpy Jul 2016 #57

That's what I thought initially PatSeg Jul 2016 #60

How many people actually have serious reactions to wheat, and how many claim to... Humanist_Activist Jul 2016 #67

It's interesting to see how many people have gone back to bread... HuckleB Jul 2016 #74

I have gone back and forth many times. SalviaBlue Jul 2016 #80

I've heard this from other people PatSeg Jul 2016 #83

Yes, there is some agenda pushing going on here for sure! SalviaBlue Jul 2016 #84

And some people know PatSeg Jul 2016 #85

The science shows that it's not real. HuckleB Jul 2016 #89

Now that must be something to see PatSeg Jul 2016 #82

Well, they're not promoting pseudoscience fictions any more. HuckleB Jul 2016 #88

Celiac was underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed for years Warpy Jul 2016 #68

Good advice PatSeg Jul 2016 #73

And make sure to ask to be tested for gluten! pnwmom Jul 2016 #97

Glyphosate messes with gut bacteria - many studies to back this up womanofthehills Jul 2016 #269

So don't drink it. Warpy Jul 2016 #274

A lot of people just didn't know what they had. For example, John Kennedy pnwmom Jul 2016 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author HuckleB Jul 2016 #132

You must not know anyone of Celtic descent; Celiac disease is very common in that group REP Jul 2016 #114

Actually I am much older than you PatSeg Jul 2016 #143

Wheat is drenched with glyphosate right before harvest - farmer's won't eat the wheat they grow womanofthehills Jul 2016 #98

By your reasoning, I should react strongly to corn Warpy Jul 2016 #107

Wheat is sprayed with glyphosate sometimes just days before harvest womanofthehills Jul 2016 #112

Days? No, that doesn't give it a chance to kill and dry up all the weeds Warpy Jul 2016 #113

I avoid wheat because I'm obese and it's phylny Jul 2016 #121

The only organic I buy 840high Jul 2016 #75

lol G_j Jul 2016 #76

Funny that I never see you post this to the repeated anti-science, anti-GMO posts. HuckleB Jul 2016 #77

Again and again and again! PatSeg Jul 2016 #81

Life is a scam... Rex Jul 2016 #87

I don't get it. What is automatically a lie about their product? pnwmom Jul 2016 #95

You didn't bother to look at the lies they use in their marketing. HuckleB Jul 2016 #136

This kind of shit cracks me up... opiate69 Jul 2016 #103

I'm pretty sure there is a scam involved. fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #109

I'd be willing to place a small wager - raven mad Jul 2016 #116

Organic is better than alternatives. Is your last name Bunker? Jeffersons Ghost Jul 2016 #117

Archie Bunker is exactly like the pro-organic supporters. HuckleB Jul 2016 #134

You know PatSeg Jul 2016 #147

Cute. HuckleB Jul 2016 #151

Oh, very clever PatSeg Jul 2016 #160

No deflection at all. HuckleB Jul 2016 #162

Pretty much just like that Major Nikon Jul 2016 #249

"Our regulations do not address food safety or nutrition." Major Nikon Jul 2016 #235

I don't know about scam.... get the red out Jul 2016 #156

Not a scam - a quick look shows that it is from a high end company karynnj Jul 2016 #174

Yes, it is a scam. HuckleB Jul 2016 #187

Your link does not work -- so I looked at the various links I could find including their own website karynnj Jul 2016 #190

That's hilarious. The company deleted the posts and all the critical posts about it. HuckleB Jul 2016 #191

That is hilarious - and rather predictable as it was their page karynnj Jul 2016 #206

Fresh frozen pastas are always higher priced TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #186

The OP is not happy because the marketing is dishonest. HuckleB Jul 2016 #188

Fair enough TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #194

I still don't see any dishonesty PatSeg Jul 2016 #195

So you never bothered to look at the link to their fiction-based Facebook attack. HuckleB Jul 2016 #205

Well, perhaps because organic is just a marketing term. HuckleB Jul 2016 #207

You and one other poster are heavily, heavily invested in turning people against organics. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #197

I doubt if it's working G_j Jul 2016 #199

I wouldn't think that it's money well-spent, not at a dying website. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #200

It does keep some of us on our toes though PatSeg Jul 2016 #214

You have no idea how many people have changed their minds. HuckleB Jul 2016 #220

Oh, I really do have an idea PatSeg Jul 2016 #226

Oh, you do not. HuckleB Jul 2016 #230

You've received private PM's? Well that changes everything. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #242

It reminds me a bit of Trump PatSeg Jul 2016 #243

This poster has totally been vindicated by private message. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #244

Based on what I've heard here today PatSeg Jul 2016 #245

Exactly correct. Round Up only kills bad things. I'm a good person. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #247

Same to you! PatSeg Jul 2016 #248

You can keep believing your fictions. HuckleB Jul 2016 #251

I seriously doubt G_j Jul 2016 #279

But, but PatSeg Jul 2016 #281

Of course you would. HuckleB Jul 2016 #287

Why do some people work to point out scams? HuckleB Jul 2016 #203

Yeah. You go with that. Best of luck. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #208

I know that. HuckleB Jul 2016 #210

I don't submit myself to your questions. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #236

So you'll gladly pony up to organic scam artists, while questioning my motives. HuckleB Jul 2016 #265

I'll do precisely what I want to do, no more, no less. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2016 #267

That's so cool. HuckleB Jul 2016 #288

FWIW I don't agree with you either, but information with facts and research has to be factored in stevenleser Jul 2016 #284

Well, that evidence has been posted over and over again. HuckleB Jul 2016 #289

Actually PatSeg Jul 2016 #209

You have that backwards. HuckleB Jul 2016 #211

Go ahead and eat whatever you want. Vilis Veritas Jul 2016 #198

"Clean eating" is another silly scam. HuckleB Jul 2016 #204

Like I said I couldn't two ducks what you say. Vilis Veritas Jul 2016 #212

"Thread sitter" PatSeg Jul 2016 #215

In other words, what you say is simply not supported by a consensus of evidence. HuckleB Jul 2016 #219

I think they got your paycheck ready. Vilis Veritas Jul 2016 #225

And the shill gambit pops up. HuckleB Jul 2016 #231

You don't know what you're talking about Orrex Jul 2016 #293

That works both ways Major Nikon Jul 2016 #227

I don't expect anyone to do anything Vilis Veritas Jul 2016 #228

Regardless whether you do or not, some do Major Nikon Jul 2016 #233

Somehow you ignore all the pro-organic, anti-science threads pushed at DU. HuckleB Jul 2016 #234

I respectfully disagree. Vilis Veritas Jul 2016 #237

You did this while getting a transfusion? PatSeg Jul 2016 #239

So then you'll give us links to similar posts in response to those threads. HuckleB Jul 2016 #252

If I read "Orgasms are a scam" one more time... AngryAmish Jul 2016 #261

"Orgasms are a scam" NuclearDem Jul 2016 #262

Well.... HuckleB Jul 2016 #263

No no no. They're "a scream" Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #271

It seems that the discussion has prematurely reached a climax Orrex Jul 2016 #294

Anyone familiar with "organic" knows it's about the whole process. What's the "scam?" fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #268

There is no "scam" PatSeg Jul 2016 #275

The scam is the proclaimed scam. fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #276

It is like something PatSeg Jul 2016 #280

Yes! It's "corporate." fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #282

Agreed PatSeg Jul 2016 #283

Your post here is just evidence that you have been conned by the scam. HuckleB Jul 2016 #297

I've been conned??? PatSeg Jul 2016 #299

Too bad you choose to pretend otherwise. HuckleB Jul 2016 #302

I know, I know PatSeg Jul 2016 #304

It's nothing but a marketing scam. HuckleB Jul 2016 #291

No worries. We know marketing, we're Americans. fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #300

Ah, the scam fear mongers at EWG? HuckleB Jul 2016 #301

Thanks for the links PatSeg Jul 2016 #303

If you bothered to truly read, you would see that it has gone over the rails. HuckleB Jul 2016 #307

You know PatSeg Jul 2016 #308

If you like pointless silliness, sure. HuckleB Jul 2016 #309

????? PatSeg Jul 2016 #310

Oh, goodness. HuckleB Jul 2016 #311

I have a tub of organic plums from my backyard. It's no scam. cheapdate Jul 2016 #277

Have you spent the money to have those plums certified as organic? HuckleB Jul 2016 #298

No need. I pick them when they're ripe and eat them. cheapdate Jul 2016 #313

But then you can't call them organic. HuckleB Jul 2016 #314

I just did. cheapdate Jul 2016 #315

That's not how the marketing system works. HuckleB Jul 2016 #318

Please, tell me more about the "marketing system". cheapdate Jul 2016 #324

Does this small producer use more land to grow the same amount of food as conventional farmers? HuckleB Jul 2016 #325

I'm certain that you have no idea cheapdate Jul 2016 #346

"Organic" is a marketing term Major Nikon Jul 2016 #347

I'm certain that I know enough to know the reality. HuckleB Jul 2016 #350

Well then PatSeg Jul 2016 #332

She can call them organic. She just cannot sell them TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #317

Except she tried to pretend that this showed organic isn't a scam. HuckleB Jul 2016 #319

You could also call them road apples if you wanted Major Nikon Jul 2016 #348