As far as I know Tabacco cannot be a certified organic crop in EU because it's too
dangerous for the user.
Because it allready kills millions of people every year I wonder why the question of
sustainability is asked in the first place.
There are other crops that may also give you a bad breath but are very healthy to use:-)
> subject: Sustainable tobacco
>
> A few years back in Wisconsin I inspected (for organic certification) a
> diversified dairy farm including a 6-acre tobacco allotment. Crop rotation
> receives a *lot* of attention in my inspections, and so with the tobacco,
> I asked the grower, "What did you grow here last year?" ... "Tobacco." ...
> "The year before?" ..."Tobacco." ... "The year before *that*?" ...
> "Tobacco."
>
Frits v/d Laan
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