>I would just like to make sure that people are aware of what they are
>buying. Just because a chain food store (or other store or farmer
>or.......) says animals should be raised humanely and without antibiotics
>doesn't mean they are walking the walk.
>Talk is very cheap in this
>country. In the end, I'm coming to the conclusion the only reliable way to
>get what you think you are is to buy directly at the farm. Is there
>another reliable method?
I believe that reliable certification groups exist, for those that need them. If that is so, the problem is that consumers are not exercising their right (or their power) to have that certification demonstrated. They need to ask to see it. On the other hand, if locally grown products are involved, claims are both more easily verifiable and more easily denounced publicly or through legal channels. What you are doing here can certainly help. These things need to be brought out into the open.
>Best wishes,
>Greg Gunthorp
Douglas Hinds
>----------
>> From: Kate Smith <katesmith_007@yahoo.com>
>> To: hey4hogs@kuntrynet.com
>> Subject: labels.
>> Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 8:01 AM
>>
>>
>> We shop at Fresh Fields in Philadelphia. I'll ask my
>> husband who does our shopping to note the brands being
>> sold.
>>
>> What else do you want us to do? Kate
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