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This advertisement for organic farming has been brought to you by Kraft

A dozen or so organic farmers drive their electric tractors to a wood-beamed meeting house. There, they consider what counts as organic, the processes and additives that should and shouldn’t carry that label. They consider the evidence and talk to the experts, running late into the day as the dusky light outside begins to grow red. After all, the integrity of the label is at stake. Finally, they agree. A few quick handshakes and it’s off into the dusk, the scent of rich soil their companion on the long, slow drive back to the solar panel-topped farmhouse. This advertisement for organic farming has been brought to you by Kraft. The reality of industrial consolidation in organic food, as an article in the Times over the weekend made clear, is a familiar — if not yet well-known — tale. A lucrative industry is rapidly embraced and consumed by existing titans, its boundaries st...

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@mfioretti_en » 17 Jul '12, 11pm
Lucrative organic food business taken over by corporations? [link] #corporations #economy #food #health #nutrition
@harlybluu » 12 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @I_believe_fanta: Corporations thank you for buying ‘organic’: [link] Is our hope for a non-fast-food society fading away? #BigOrganicRising
@I_believe_fanta » 12 Jul '12, 11pm
Corporations thank you for buying ‘organic’: [link] Is our hope for a non-fast-food society fading away? #BigOrganicRising
@darlene_647 » 11 Jul '12, 1pm
Multinational food corporations thank you for buying 'organic' | Grist: The reality of industrial consolidation ... [link]
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@JillianKeira » 10 Jul '12, 3pm
nice piece on "organic" foods: [link] via @grist
@jslason » 10 Jul '12, 7am
Multinational food corps. thank you for buying “organic” - [link] Support your local farm, know where your food comes from
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RT @TransitionVoice: Can you trust the "organic" label on food anymore? [link]
@ipiit » 09 Jul '12, 9pm
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Can you trust the "organic" label on food anymore? [link]
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@clairekt615 » 09 Jul '12, 5pm
is organic a victim of its own success? [link]
@jbouie » 09 Jul '12, 5pm
I'm not sure why we should be surprised that the companies that sell most food also sell organic products: [link]
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