More information about the effort to "Keep the Soil in Organic" Eliot Coleman – 4 Seasons Farm Enid Wonnacott – NOFA-VT Kate Duesterberg & Will Allen – Cedar Circle Farm Roger Noonan – Middle Branch Farm David Zuckerman...
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Organic farmers and their supporters came from all over New England to rally and protest the federal government’s allowance of hydroponically-grown fruits and vegetables to be labeled as “USDA Certified Organic.” Among the speakers who addressed a crowd of roughly 250 farmers, food advocates and organic consumers on Sunday, October 30th were U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), U.S. Representatives Peter Welch (D-VT) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME), farmer/authors Eliot Coleman and Will Allen, and organic farmer David Zuckerman, who is also a state senator and a major candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Vermont.
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