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Originally Posted by NewChief
It's definitely a result of the large corporations buying into the organic marketing. A ton of our previously organic growers at our farmer's market no longer bother with trying to get certified organic labeling any longer because it's expensive and sometimes requires processes and/or purchases that are tough for them to manage.
This is in large part because the big corporations want to force their competitors out of the market, and they have the lobbying dollars to do so whereas small farmers have no voice. So the large corps have lobbied to change organic certification to be a pain in the ass for small farmers.
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Yup! IIRC, the standard enforced by govt for organic is not as strict either. I wouldn't doubt they were behind that too.