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Re: comments on UDSA/NOP cost and benefits to organic farmers and han
As a consumer, I agree. At least adding a zero to the gross income
allowed to small organic farmers would get them out of the poverty
index.
I do hope that poor, small organic farmers do not use composted sewage
sludge to rejuvenate their soil, even if 'professional' composters give
it away --'cheap.'
Susan Snow
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John Lozier wrote:
>
> In a nutshell, I like sal's suggestion to add a zero to the gross income
> allowed to small organic farmers. Cutting through the verbiage, is this
> something people could agree to?
> In-Reply-To: Message of 10/05/97 at 07:03:46 from sals@rain.org
>
> >The USDA/NOP cost may hurt the small organic farmer and handlers and they
> >should rethink the $5000 and raise add a 0 to the end . They should say
> >$50000 in farm sells to be fair to the small farmer and handlers
>
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