The Family Cow

Just spoke to one of the family's farmers today at drop-off. These individuals appear to have integrity... Something sorely lacking from our entire food-chain (and society). While the term "industrial organic" does sound like a blatant attempt at marketing, it also seems consistent with my own research: most "Organic" food is really not* organic in any sense of the word. For example much of our USDA organic food is grown under entirely synthetic light, oftentimes now without soil [hydroponics], and fed exclusively grains cultivated under similar conditions. Somehow that meets the USDA qualifications for "Organic". They say >95% or more of the ingredients are organic, and these certifiers are so diligent, but what is preventing multinational corporations like Monsanto from buying out the certifiers or the USDA? In fact there is quite a bit of preliminary evidence to suggest the USDA was already bought out... but that is another story. The solution is local farmers and CSA's.