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A farmer told me that the US Dept of Ag allows you to say ‘organic’ on the label even though the product has been sprayed with numerous pesticides and fungicides…thank you, Monsanto!!
The ‘real’ organic farm near me sells veggies whose leaves have holes from nibbling insects, brown spots from damp rot and other less than appealing traits. You just know they’re the real deal but cosmetics are so important in our society…a real conundrum.
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That farmer is lying and if he is labeling it organic and uses synthetic pesticides, fungicides etc, he is doing it illegally. Not only produce needs to be chemical free the soil has to be "organic " too for produce to get an organic label.
Also, there are many natural ways to control pests and molds, so organic produce does not have to look "ugly" or hole-ridden LOL.
I grew my roses "organic" for many years and they looked fabulous. Unfortunately this year I am using "full on" systemic poisons : ((((, because I have no time nor energy to spend spraying regularly with sulfur, neem and copper : ( every 3 weeks *sigh. Oh well ...