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Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:00 AM

Organic farmers feel the pain

When the going gets tough, the tough... stop buying organic food
Andrew Leonard

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  • Friday, September 5, 2008 07:28 AM

    It's all relative

    Wait until energy prices start rising again. The petroleum-based fertilizers and pesticides required for standard industrial agriculture will get too expensive again and we'll see organic make a comeback, not because it's gotten cheaper, but because the real costs of industrial food will finally start to surface.

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