Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread Garth & Kim Travis
Greetings, For those of you who like to buy good food in the US, Certified Naturally Grown has the old organic standard that agribusiness could not meet. It is not government run, the farmers certify each other. Bright Blessings, Kim At 12:51 PM 3/27/2006, you wrote: >Mike is a US-bashing crack

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread doug
John Mullan wrote: >What I find amazing is the use of the term "organic". > >Absolutely everything that you can grow is "organic". A rock is not >organic. > >So in reality they can grow anything and call it organic. When will >people smarten up. > > > Sure, Organic Chemistry relates to carbon

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread Mike Weaver
Mike is a US-bashing crackpot. I would not believe a thing he says. Keith Addison wrote: >But Mike's right, it doesn't mean anything. Well, it does mean >something, but not that it's organic. It definitely doesn't mean that >local farm produce that doesn't have USDA organic certification is >

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread Keith Addison
But Mike's right, it doesn't mean anything. Well, it does mean something, but not that it's organic. It definitely doesn't mean that local farm produce that doesn't have USDA organic certification is not organic. Best Keith >It means something to me. Someone with CLOUT is making a start and

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread Joe Street
Well give ur head a shake cause "certified oganic" doesn't mean what you probably think anymore. http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg57481.html Joe ROY Washbish wrote: It means something to me. Someone with CLOUT is making a start and they are willing to help i

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread Joe Street
Damn that was going to be my line! I feel like I am being tag teamed by the two Mikes and I can't get anything off my chest! Signed, Sizzle Chest Mike Weaver wrote: Hogwash. USDA Organic doesn't MEAN ANYTHING. Keith Addison wrote: http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/24/D8GI7

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread John Mullan
What I find amazing is the use of the term "organic". Absolutely everything that you can grow is "organic". A rock is not organic. So in reality they can grow anything and call it organic. When will people smarten up. On 3/27/2006, "Mike Weaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hogwash. > >USDA O

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread ROY Washbish
It means something to me. Someone with CLOUT is making a start and they are willing to help it happen rather than MANDATE it to their suppliers. Kind of unusual and long overdue in the good old USA. Roy Mike Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hogwash.USDA Organic doesn't MEAN ANYTHING.Keith Addi

Re: [Biofuel] Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail

2006-03-27 Thread Mike Weaver
Hogwash. USDA Organic doesn't MEAN ANYTHING. Keith Addison wrote: >http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/24/D8GI7S484.html > >Wal-Mart's Organics Could Shake Up Retail > >Mar 24 6:17 PM US/Eastern > >By MARCUS KABEL >Associated Press Writer > >BENTONVILLE, Ark. > >Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is throwin