The Monsanto article is a). a year old, and, b). misleading. Whole Foods has never had ties to Monsanto.
Real story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/genetically-modified-crops-get-boost-over-organics-with-recent-usda-rulings/2011/03/10/ABAAWNLB_story.html
I agree with you. Natural CAN mean mostly or even completely organic - we have a small farm and can't afford organic 'certification', but are basically organic.
Connecting the Dots: The Marcellus Natural Gas Play Players – Part 3
By Dory Hippauf
Energy-in-Depth (EID): The “GAS”roots
http://commonsense2.com/2012/02/naturalgasdrilling/connecting-the-dots-the-marcellus-natural-gas-play-players-part-3/
In some cases "natural" does mean "organic," just that the company/farm was too small and/or the process of/barriers to becoming "certified organic" was too costly. It is important to acknowledge that "natural" doesn't always mean something, but I think a much more important point is to just do research on individual companies and products and make sure you understand where the products are coming from. We can all be more mindful consumers by not relying on these "always/never" rules but rather seeking out information about food we are buying ourselves.
I'm not defending Whole Foods necessarily, but just pointing out the fact that the author(s) took this part of it a bit too far.
The Monsanto article is a). a year old, and, b). misleading. Whole Foods has never had ties to Monsanto.
Real story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/genetically-modified-crops-get-boost-over-organics-with-recent-usda-rulings/2011/03/10/ABAAWNLB_story.html
I agree with you. Natural CAN mean mostly or even completely organic - we have a small farm and can't afford organic 'certification', but are basically organic.
You said it all right there!!! It's always about "big money!"
In some cases "natural" does mean "organic," just that the company/farm was too small and/or the process of/barriers to becoming "certified organic" was too costly. It is important to acknowledge that "natural" doesn't always mean something, but I think a much more important point is to just do research on individual companies and products and make sure you understand where the products are coming from. We can all be more mindful consumers by not relying on these "always/never" rules but rather seeking out information about food we are buying ourselves.
I'm not defending Whole Foods necessarily, but just pointing out the fact that the author(s) took this part of it a bit too far.
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