Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Get Certified

''Organic certification is not a guarantee of quality or purity of the product,'' according to a fact sheet from the Organic Trade Association. ''Rather, it is evidence of the operation's adherence to a prescribed system of agriculture and food production that involves the building and enhancing of the soil naturally, protection of the environment, humane treatment of animals and avoidance of toxic synthetic substances.''

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