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Re: Fw: [BrixTalk] Behind the Organic-Industrial Complex



Obet,
I have connected with SANET.  Here in Santa Cruz, California finishing
Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture.

Gil Carandang






From: Roberto Verzola <rverzola@GN.APC.ORG>
Reply-To: Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group
<SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU
Subject: Re: [SANET-MG] Fw: [BrixTalk] Behind the Organic-Industrial
Complex
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:06:00 +0800

Bob Avery? Earlier, we had Dennis, then Alex. Now, Bob? How
many Averys are there writing about organic farming?

Roberto


> Here is an interesting article showing how even "organic" food is being
taken over and debased
> by agribusiness.
>
> http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Organic-Industrial-Complex.htm
>
> The whole article is interesting, but I found the following paragraph of
particular interest to this
> newslist:
>
> "Since Greenways grows the same crops conventionally and organically, I
was interested to hear
> John Diener, one of the farm's three partners, say he knew for a fact
that his organic crops were
> "better," and not only because they hadn't been doused with pesticide.
When Diener takes his
> tomatoes to the cannery, the organic crop reliably receives higher Brix
scores -- a measure of
> the sugars in fruits and vegetables. It seems that crops grown on
nitrogen fertilizer take up
> considerably more water, thereby diluting their nutrients, sugars and
flavors. The same
> biochemical process could explain why many people -- including the many
chefs who swear by
> organic ingredients -- believe organic produce simply tastes better.
With less water in it, the
> flavor and the nutrients of a floret of organic broccoli will be more
concentrated than one grown
> with chemical fertilizers."
>
> Bob Avery
>
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