From awiediger@Hart.k12.ky.us Wed Dec 22 12:58:12 1999
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:04:37 -0500
From: awiediger@Hart.k12.ky.us
To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
Subject: RE: mineral and vitamin content of vegetables

I agree.  In our sales direct to consumer, and at the Farmers' Market, we
are often asked "does it taste better because it's organic?".  We always
answer, "Why don't you try it and let us know? ".  Our produce probably will
taste better than most at our market.  Most of it is from a wholesaler in
the closest large city, being resold, and resold, and resold until it's
totally unsellable or sold out.  So ours is grown well, and more importantly
for the consumers' taste, fresh. We tell people who ask, exactly how we grow
our produce, but we absolutely do not make claims for healthier, tastier,
better - that's for the customer to decide. It works for us.

Alison in Kentucky


> ----------
> From: 	Mark[SMTP:markl@buylocalfood.com]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, December 22, 1999 8:48 AM
> To: 	sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
> Subject: 	RE:mineral and vitamin content of vegetables
> 
>  While I would welcome informationsupporting the claims we have heard, I
> think advocates of organic production need to emphasize the clear benefits
> of the practice:  soil stewardship, safer for farmers and farmworkers and
> not laced with chemicals for consumers.
> 
> Mark
> 
> 

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