YES ORGANIC CERTIFICATION DOES MATTER AND IT MATTERS A LOT. For families, it means significant assurance by an independent verifier that the food is authentic and meets the highest organic standard. For organic farmers, certification establishes a high common ground thereby leveling the playing field, and provides the format for the organic community to make key decisions for what is - and is not - appropriate in organic production. This article does a good job to put the debate over organic certification in context. Do read between the lines and do remain wary about unsubstantiated claims about food the producer would like customers to believe is just like organic. In the 14 years he’s owned his farm, he’s never sprayed a pesticide directly on any food crop. Yet, he says, I have no interest in being straight-up organic. It gives me a little wiggle room to do things I might need to do. Kruger uses a conventional fungicide on his raspberries... As a farmer I wonder if that fungicide is a systemic which by design translocates via the xylem system throughout the plant including to the edible portion. Choosing certified organic gives you peace of mind when it comes to feeding your family bonafide organic food.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:19:40 +0000
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