RE: Questions on organic livestock standards
Roberto Verzola (rverzola@phil.gn.apc.org)
06 Jul 99 07:04:29
Greg Gunthorp:
>> Just to let everyone know, I strongly believe the same way as
>> Gene Logsdon on organic production. The standards should be
>> so strong that none of the big companies ever want to join in
>> organic production.
>
Dale Wilson:
>That's an interesting and revealing position. The bottom line in your
>vision of "organic" agriculture is social and political, not biological.
>
>IMO, trying to keep the aggressive entrepreneurs out of the game will be
>counterproductive. If there is money to be made in this business,
>entrepreneurs, small, and maybe large, will be interested. The real
Perhaps Greg's point is better expressed as follows: organic
production can only be done by real persons (who are biological
entities) and not by legal constructs like corporations (which are as
artificial as synthetic chemicals and pesticides). The bottom line
remains "biological", in Dale's words.
Roberto Verzola
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