We did! Five of our Real Organic Certified farms (Full Belly Farm, Swanton Berry Farm, Long Wind Farm, Jacobs Farm, and Durst Organic Growers) joined the Center For Food Safety, OneCert Inc, and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in a lawsuit against the USDA for certifying hydroponics as organic. We are considering additional litigation. Why Don't You Sue the USDA? FAQs
When the majority of crop nutrition comes from liquid fertilizer. How do you define hydroponics?
No, what is divisive is the invasion of organic by non-organic players who have swayed the USDA to support their industrial practices. The entire organic world movement agrees with our concept of organic farming. Only in America are hydroponics and confinement CAFO livestock operations allowed to be certified as organic. Is Real Organic divisive to the organic community?
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