> I am really just a lurker on the list--having no scholarly or academic
> background in susag. However, I do have an anecdotal response to your
> question. I used to own and operate a retail marekt for organic
> produce. We carried biodynamic Jonagolds and Gala apples, and
> raspberries. The apples were the sweetest, most crisp apple we ever
> had. On the shelves the apples seemed to glow (I know this sounds overly
> enthusiastic, but it's true). Customers gravitated toward them, even if
> they couldn't afford to buy them. The raspberries could stay on the shelf
> *much* longer than raspberries grown organically or conventionally (we keep
> tight records of shrink)......
This sounds like interesting data to me. That's what is needed. Can
you make it available?
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Rod McDonald
Engineer/scientist
Horticulture and Food Research Institute,
Hamilton, New Zealand
Phone +64-7-8385675 work, +64-7-8552019 home, Fax +64-7-8385655
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