Comments on: Buying power http://www.whatsorganic.org/2006/09/02/buying-power/ in farming, food, products and the environment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Luisa http://www.whatsorganic.org/2006/09/02/buying-power/#comment-408 Luisa Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:03:45 +0000 http://www.whatsorganic.org/2006/09/02/buying-power/#comment-408 See the New York Times article An Organic Cash Cow, By KIM SEVERSON published November 9, 2005 for a great take on an organic product and all it's complications and implications. "Milk represents all that is wholesome. Add the word organic, and the purity of milk's image only increases. But a carton of organic milk does not come without complications. It is expensive. Some brands are processed so that an unopened carton can last for months. And an organic seal does not necessarily mean the cows are grazing on pasture or that the milk is local." See the New York Times article An Organic Cash Cow, By KIM SEVERSON published November 9, 2005 for a great take on an organic product and all it’s complications and implications.

“Milk represents all that is wholesome. Add the word organic, and the purity of milk’s image only increases. But a carton of organic milk does not come without complications. It is expensive. Some brands are processed so that an unopened carton can last for months. And an organic seal does not necessarily mean the cows are grazing on pasture or that the milk is local.”

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