I should have thought of this earlier - the best argument for biologically grown foods that I've heard in a while was a presentation given by Jerry Brunetti at Acres this past year titled "go to the Farm, not the Pharmacy". Tape of the talk available from Acres. The May 2002 issue of Acres had an interview with Jerry and a copy can be found on the Acres web site in the 'tool box' section.
-----Original Message----- From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:31 PM Subject: Re: organic food >>But don't look for more studies as the magic >>elixir that will make a difference; go get all the >>studies and concepts that already exist and >>you will have a powerful statement, as is. > >Steve - Without the studies, everything you mention can be brushed >off as advertising. My request doesn't come out of thin air, it is >the request of someone who is actively marketing locally and has been >doing it for some time. > >It is also the request of a person who is standing separate from >federal organic certification who feels that he should have at least >a few studies to show the superiority of food that's grown WITH >nature rather than wrested out of Nature. > >I don't want to make 'promises' to people, I want to show them that >what I 'believe' can actually be demonstrated, either through trials >or through lab work. > >Where are these studies that you speak of? I hope you have a list of >them because I have yet to find any that show a substantial enough >difference between BD food and conventional food for me to be >anything but embarassed because I talk about our food being superior. > >I also work with pastured livestock. I have to tell you that the >documentation posted at EatWild.com does an incredible job of >clinching sales. People can related to concepts like "CLAs" readily. >Pretty soon, they know exacty what is missing in chainstore foods. >That's what I want: something I can point at that substantially >differentiates 'our food' from 'theirs.' > >Here I'm talking about talking to people who cannot see, touch, smell >or taste our wonderful, delicate produce. > >-Allan > >
