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SuN members that care can do something very green.  The USDA has approved something that is going to change the definition of green in the Organic Farming industry.  Most Organic Farmers are small businesses that work very hard to bring us very green organic foods.  Nearly all practice what we are saying we should be doing at our businesses.  They now need our support.  Currently the USDA is trying to destroy these small green businesses and allow big corporations to defraud us all.  To read more and learn how you can help visit:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/organic_standards.ph p

I normally would not make a post like this but it makes me mad to see our government destroy small businesses doing the right thing.  Helping costs you nothing but a few minutes of your time.

I would like to know how you all feel after reading this too...




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I second this—the USDA needs to hear our voices. I would encourage anyone who is interested in keeping non-organic ingredients out of organic foods to take five minutes to express your dismay at the USDA`s plan to allow non-organic ingredients in foods labeled "organic."

Here`s just one example that a lot of folks can relate to: beer! If the USDA follows through with their proposed change, breweries could label their beer "organic" even if they weren`t using organic hops. Hops, of course, is one of only four or five essential ingredients in beer, making the "organic" label pretty much meaningless.

There`s an easy-to-follow description at the Beer Activist, along with a direct way to share your opinion with the USDA:

ACTION STEPS:

1. Click here <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oc a/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11401> to file your opposition via the Organic Consumers Association website.

2. To read all 1,264 comments submitted during the original seven day comment period, go to www.regulations.gov, scroll down and click on “Advanced Search.” In the “Agency” pulldown menu select “Agricultural Marketing Services.” Skip all the rest of the fields until the bottom where you need to type “ams-tm-07-0062″ in the “Keyword” box and select “any word”. Then hit “submit.” It’ll only give you 14 results, but if you click on the hyperlinked “document ID” “ams-tm-07-0062″ you’ll get all 1,264 comments. There, now wasn’t that easy!

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Thanks for forwarding this to me.  I agree, the Gov should be helping small buisenesses, not hurting them

Mike