I know the importance of feeding children healthy food. Some people I know drive 4 hours every week to buy organic food for her family – and during this season I want you to know how important this issue is to me.
But right now, big industrial corporations are lobbying hard to change the definition of ‘organic’ to include hydroponic produce that is grown with plastic tubes or in styrofoam, and not soil. Does that sound organic to you?
If they allow hydroponic food to be considered organic, it will have a devastating effect on organic farmers and your organic food supply. Organic farmers will no longer be able to compete with mass producers who grow cheap hydroponics, and we won’t be able to tell if the food we buy at the supermarket was grown in a way that is good for our families and the planet.
The organic label represents food that is good for you, good for the farmer, and good for the earth it grows in. Call on the Government during this season to keep it that way. 100% organic.