Wal-Mart Organic
This article in the New York times talks about Wal-Mart's foray into organic food. I have to agree with some of the critics here: our standards for "organic" are about the food itself and how it isn't produced (e.g., chemical fertilizer, pesticides, etc.) but not so much about sustainable farming methods and equitable farm labor practices. It is likely that the former will be respected, the latter will be abused, and the public-at-large will remain ignorant of the issue. Shanda
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