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ag_dude

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1. Why'd you put organic in quotes?

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 07:58 AM

Sep 2012

...almost as if the word shouldn't apply? Maybe I read that wrong.

In general, if you don't know the actual people that make the food you buy, it's going to be owned by larger scale companies. The economies of scale apply to agriculture too.

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Who Owns Your "organic" food? [View all] HiPointDem Sep 2012 OP

Why'd you put organic in quotes? ag_dude Sep 2012 #1

because some of it's not organic. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #3

What's the point you are trying to make? ag_dude Sep 2012 #4

Not to me. Apparently you have issues with my posting the information, though. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #5

WOW. Where exactly did you get that idea? ag_dude Sep 2012 #7

Mostly I do Marrah_G Sep 2012 #2

On a related topic.. sendero Sep 2012 #6

That study they're talking about came from Stanford ag_dude Sep 2012 #8

I don't need a scientific study.. sendero Sep 2012 #12

Hydrohydroxic acid is a chemical. ag_dude Sep 2012 #13

Not mine RoccoR5955 Sep 2012 #9

Any organic foods I get Inkfreak Sep 2012 #10

Just one more reason to buy local. Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #11