Small Farm Life

Kim Severson and Andrew Martin share this reminder about food labeling.

Although the rules governing organic food require health inspections and pest-management plans, organic certification technically has nothing to do with food safety.

via The ‘Organic’ Stamp – Does It Mean That Food Is Safer? – NYTimes.com.

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