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Zorro

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7. I know someone who has an organic orange grove

Reply to itsrobert (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 08:26 PM

Nov 2012

and it is extremely challenging to be able to label and market fruit as "organic" legally. There are a lot of grove inspections and record verifications involved.

It is not simply a marketing gimmick, despite what one may presume.

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I just filled in my ballot itsrobert Nov 2012 #1

Organic farmers worked very hard roody Nov 2012 #3

Some are legit, some are lying itsrobert Nov 2012 #5

I know someone who has an organic orange grove Zorro Nov 2012 #7

Cash talks, inspectors walk itsrobert Nov 2012 #9

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I did. And I do not listen to anybody that tells me I don't need to know what I eat. bemildred Nov 2012 #2

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