"Organic" Farming and the True Cost of Food-A Small Farmers Perspective

[BronxBoy]

41. Sadly....

as we post here, the same thing is about to be done with the term "Sustainable" I know for a fact that there is an international working group that is working to develop standards as to what constitutes "Sustainable". You can only imagine the major players that involved in that effort.

While I hope the results don't go the way the term "organic" has gone, I have my gut feelings.

There is a well known farmer in this area who, after several years of seeking various certifications for his production decided he would no longer do so. His reasoning was simple. He felt that the consumer was an important link in the local food connection and that too many consumers used the organic label as a crutch instead of taking the responsibility to know who produces their food and educating themselves.

I have mixed emotions about that. I get his point but how many of your typical consumers have the time to do that. That's why a lot of producers feel a major part of our job besides the production of food is consumer education.