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Originally Posted by Wheatenergy
That means here in the U.S.A WE do not take the word of the grower or SELLER...it is inspected so that it is pure.
I guess WE here just have to take you word for it....
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Verified organic means third party inspected and confirmed. Certified organic means the grower vouches for it according to set standards. These include ones such as USDA Organic.
This means that you, I and likely most on this board rely on the integrity of the supply chain. When you see something organic from Mexico, South Africa, China or the good ol' USA, you rely solely on trust unless it is listed as Verified Organic.
Let me tell you who I trust. I trust our grocery store Loblaws. The reason that I trust them is that they put absolutely no weight on the growers claim. They had discovered massive amounts of conventional produce in the "organic" supply chain and therefore, everything listed as organic is independently verified by them.
I also trust what we do. I see it, touch it and do it. We are totally vertically integrated and nothing is ever left to chance. Our chain of custody is: DynamicGreens --> Customer.
I'm not saying that I don't trust your chain of custody. It is just fair to point out that your seed has this cycle: unknown farmer --> out of state supplier --> your business --> claim to customer.