[MPWG] "organic" wildcrafting

[Trachtenberg, Alan]

Ah, there's the difference then.  I've seen "organic, wildcrafted" herbs
and I've seen "certified organic" herbs, but I've seldom (if ever) seen
"certified organic, wildcrafted" herbs.  

 

Alan Trachtenberg, MD, MPH, Research Director, 
Indian Health Service, 
United States Public Health Service 
Phone: 301-443-0578; fax: 301-443-5685 
  

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Organic certification applies only to the applicants' lands.  Necessary
documentation includes a farm management plan among other things.  You
cannot sell products widcrafted on uncertified lands as organic.  You
can sell products as organic if they are widlcrafted on a certified farm
and if those products are included in your documentation. This is true
first of all, because of the point you make here, and second of all,
because organic agriculture is a movement, not merely a set of
procedures and market niche.

 

In a message dated 7/8/04 7:41:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Alan.Trachtenberg at ihs.gov writes:

	But if you're wildcrafting on non-private land, how do you know
(or how can you guarantee) that no substances have been applied while
you weren't watching?  

	 

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