tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post4750150080708870911..comments2023-04-29T04:48:18.973-07:00Comments on Theodosia and the Pirates: Free Enterprise, Capitalism and The Panic of 1819Aya Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-45286577351735524732015-04-25T06:00:50.420-07:002015-04-25T06:00:50.420-07:00Thanks, Julia. I don't think that anybody shou...Thanks, Julia. I don't think that anybody should have to get FDA approval in order to sell food or to tell people how the food was grown. I tend to disbelieve any health claims made by the FDA, as they have steered the public wrong so many times. Real organic produce does not have any labels on it. Aya Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339668413030878426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069432629974606542.post-5258039677429410502015-04-25T01:37:28.630-07:002015-04-25T01:37:28.630-07:00You bring up a good point about how corporations w...You bring up a good point about how corporations will eventually run all businesses if we do not look out for small businesses that own land, such as family farmers. It is sad how hard it is for a small farmer to get FDA approval for growing fruits and vegetables organically, because many do, but some cannot afford to get the qualification. That is why one farmer said sometimes it is better to buy locally sourced produce at a farmer's market that does not have that designation, but you can always ask the farmer if they spray their crops or not. Some do not, and they cannot afford the USDA organic seal. I do buy conventional produce because I cannot always afford organic, and not all the so called organic produce is truly organic anyway. Sometimes local farmers use more natural methods for growing crops.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147781152448695481noreply@blogger.com