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Post number 14684

brookish — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:38:29 -0800

What exactly does "certified organic" mean? The Consumer's Union has whipped up this good (if incomplete) idea of a resource for people to find out exactly what those so-called "eco-labels" mean. I had heard "free-range" means almost nothing, but didn't find info here on that. But I did learn a few things about how some labels are skewed by industry. Potentially a great site if they ever get around to populating their database and lose the dumb flash stuff.

By: jjg

jjg — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:32:35 -0800

Last year, Rebecca linked to a very interesting NY Times Magazine article about the behind-the-scenes wranglings involved in the creation of some of these labeling standards.

By: HTuttle

HTuttle — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:48:48 -0800

To me it means: Grown in Shit. Mmmmmmm...

By: asok

asok — Tue, 12 Feb 2002 02:23:51 -0800

'grown in healthy soil' is probably a pretty good definition. the soil association has the last word in defining the organic standard in the uk. i believe that their standards are the most stringent in the world, and are continually needing updating. 'Soil fertility: The focus is on crop rotations and the use of animal manures and compost to maintain natural soil fertility, without the use of artificial/synthetic fertilisers.'

By: walrus

walrus — Tue, 12 Feb 2002 04:57:37 -0800

Does this help? of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides