Cob: Save Organic Standards!

[David Knapp]

This is an important item worthy of sending to all groups interested in natural building and renewables.

Dave


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From: <lmatteo at banet.net>
To: <renewables at earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 7:07 AM
Subject: [Fwd: FW: URGENT/Send to USDA by June 12th/Save Organic Standards/NoDe-Beaking/Protect Small Farms!]


> Hi David and Sheila,
> 
> 
> I'm part of the Organic Movement --- as you know,
> it has substantially helped my father's health (eating
> organically) --- as a diabetic, he is now off all
> insulin and doing much much better.  I never knew
> how much garbage is in our commercially prepared
> and packaged food until I got involved with organic
> eating and organic farmers.
> 
> anyway, I hope that you can e-mail this to your
> e-mail list of people.  we don't have much time to
> act and let our opinions be known --- but you can just e-mail
> comments, or a copy of the attached letter,
> to the Organic Consumers Association at
> <info at organicconsumers.org>,
> and they will forward these on to the USDA.  The USDA
> has given a deadline of June 12, which is just a few days
> away (with a weekend in-between!!).
> 
> and tell eveyone else that if they have any other e-mail lists,
> to forward this on to them.
> 
> and please let us all pray together that the USDA listen to our
> standards, and not the ones from the big commercial
> special interests.  especially the one about the factory farming
> of animals (with de-beaking and de-toeing)  which I think
> is horrific.
> 
> thanks again for all your help.  I hope you and everyone is well.
> 
> Peace and love and God's Blessings Always,
> 
> Lillian
> 
> 
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