American Organic Revolution
X.I XXXXXX, founder XX XXX XXXXXX Research XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX Farming and
XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XX XXXXXXXX regarded XX XXX XXXXXX of the modern organic farming
XXXXXXXX. Beginning in XXX XXXXX, Rodale provided the main source of information about “XXX-XXXXXXXX” farming methods XXX XXX XXXXXXX influential in XXX XXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX production methods. XXXXXX drew XXXX of his XXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX Howard, a British scientist XXX spent XXXXX XXXXXXXXX traditional XXXXXXX in India. XXXXXX advocated XXXXXXXXXXXX systems reliant XXXX XXXXXXXXX crop residues, green XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX to soil, XXX promoted XXX idea XX XXXXXXX with XXXXXX by using XXXX-rooted crops to XXXX nutrients XXXX XXX soil.
By XXX XXXXX, increased environmental awareness and consumer XXXXXX fueled XXX XXXXXX of the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. However, the new XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX growing XXXXX. Although there XXX XXXXXXX agreement XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX approaches, no standards or regulations XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX organic XXXXXXXXXXX. The XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX programs XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXX or XXXXXXXXXX agent XXXXX determine standards XXXXX on XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and constraints in their XXXXXX. An apple XXXXXX in New York has very XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX an apple XXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXX, XXX example.
The downside of this XXXXXXXXXXXXX approach XXX a lack XX clarity XXXXX XXXX “XXXXXXX” meant from XXXXX XX XXXXX. X XXXXXXXX grew to XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXX organic XXXXXXXX XX help facilitate XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XX response, Congress passed the XXXXXXX Foods XXXXXXXXXX XXX (XXXX) in 1990 to XXXXXXX a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX organic XXXX and XXXXX production. OFPA mandated XXXX XXXX XXXXXXX XXX write XXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXX the XXX to producers, handlers and certifiers. XXXX also XXXXXX XXX an XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Organic XXXXXXXXX XXXXX to make recommendations XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX be XXXX in XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX and handling, and to XXXX XXXX write the XXXXXXXXXXX. After years of work, XXXXX XXXXX were written and implemented in XXXX 2002.
XXXXXXXX the actual production XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX food have not changed XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXX standards, “XXXXXXX” XXX XX a labeling XXXX that indicates that food has been grown XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX guidelines XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX Production XXX. XXX national XXXXXXXXX XXXX specify XXXX any producers XXX sell over $5,000 XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX and want XX XXXXX their XXXXXXX “XXXXXXX” must XX XXXXXXXXX by a XXXX-accredited agency. XXXXXXXXX XXXX process XXXXXXX food XXXX be certified, too.
Any XXXXX or XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX less than $5,000 a year in organic agricultural XXXXXXXX are XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX label XXXXX products XXXXXXX if XXXX follow XXX XXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX are prohibited from XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX Organic XXXX.
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