Fwd: Re: USDA Proposed Organic Rule

sal (sals@rain.org)
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 14:03:21 -0700

Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp and all the good folks that are
helping the organic grower, buyers, and eaters make the USDA understand
that we
are not the droids they were looking for.  Move along!

Thank You

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>Date:         Sat, 25 Apr 1998 05:45:02 EDT
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>Subject:      Re: USDA Proposed Organic Rule
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>At a recent conference that I attended in California, all I heard was that
>the proposed organic rule was "Dead In The Water", but this came to me today.
>
>from @griculture Online EXPRESS
>
>USDA buried in organic standards comments
>
>Do consumers want an alternative to industrialized agriculture? The vast
>number of comments received by the USDA on proposed standards seem to
>indicate this is the case. USDA has received more than 100,000 mostly
>negative comments on the organic foods proposal -- more input than the
>agency has ever received on an issue. Now the founders of Farm Aid,
>Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, have joined the huge
>chorus of voices. A statement from the musicians calls the plan "an
>assault on organic family farms." The huge number of comments is likely
>to mean no decision will be reached on the proposal until 1999.
>
><http://www.agworldwide.com/scgi/AgNews/AgNews.cgi?FNC=goDetail__ANewsinde
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>Keep those cards and letters pouring in. For those who have not yet submitted
>their 2 cents on the proposed ruling, point your browsers at
><http://www.we-2.com/popc/organic.html>http://www.we-2.com/popc/organic.html
>for an easy automated form letter to the President and dozens of
>representatives down the line.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Eric W. Acosta - Director
>Biocontrol Network
>Bio-rational Alternatives for an Ever Shrinking Planet
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