Comments on: “Organic Fraud” http://jcarrot.org/organic-fraud/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Sarah http://jcarrot.org/organic-fraud/#comment-103 Sarah Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:48:36 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/organic-fraud/#comment-103 It also violates the rather strict laws governing the sale of organic produce. They have a lot in common with the laws of kashrut in that conventional items can't even TOUCH organic items. He trayfed up your organic apples such that they are no longer allowed to be sold with the label. It also violates the rather strict laws governing the sale of organic produce. They have a lot in common with the laws of kashrut in that conventional items can’t even TOUCH organic items. He trayfed up your organic apples such that they are no longer allowed to be sold with the label.

]]> By: Leah http://jcarrot.org/organic-fraud/#comment-98 Leah Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:59:06 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/organic-fraud/#comment-98 The most unfortunate thing about your encounter at Target is the complete lack of training or familiarity with produce that many people who handle produce stocking have. When you buy an apple from a farm stand, you have an expert there who can reliably answer your questions. At Target, it would be unlikely that the person stocking the apples would even know the name of the particular apple, let alone more particular info (how to store, suggestions for cooking, how it was grown.) The most unfortunate thing about your encounter at Target is the complete lack of training or familiarity with produce that many people who handle produce stocking have. When you buy an apple from a farm stand, you have an expert there who can reliably answer your questions.

At Target, it would be unlikely that the person stocking the apples would even know the name of the particular apple, let alone more particular info (how to store, suggestions for cooking, how it was grown.)

]]> By: MSS http://jcarrot.org/organic-fraud/#comment-96 MSS Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:56:50 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/organic-fraud/#comment-96 Absolutely. Have a talk with the produce manager. What you witnessed was completely unacceptable. As an organic farmer myself, I am very skeptical of the big chains' commitment to upholding standards. Incidents like this only reinforce that skepticism. Absolutely. Have a talk with the produce manager. What you witnessed was completely unacceptable.

As an organic farmer myself, I am very skeptical of the big chains’ commitment to upholding standards. Incidents like this only reinforce that skepticism.

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