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RE: A Suggestion



Enough for now. Many worthy issues have arisen from this discussion but
we are starting to go around in circles now.

Chris Alenson
Organic Advisory Service
Organic Retailers & Growers Association of Australia

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	From:  Charles Benbrook[SMTP:benbrook@hillnet.com]
	Sent:  Saturday, 11 October 1997 7:05:am
	To:  sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu
	Subject:  A Suggestion

	        Interest among a few members of the list on issues
arising from
	organic certification and the forthcoming regulations has
blossomed to a
	point where it may be time for them to take the discussion to
another list,
	more focused and deidcated to that topic.  Sal's excellent web
page is an
	obvious candidate if he can manage a "chat room" on the topic.
Maybe one of
	the certifying organizations would volunteer to take on this
task; when the
	NOP rule is published, we will need a dedicated forum to
discuss, debate and
	sharpen responses.  Moving this debate now while the juices are
still
	flowing would be a good way to jump-start a new list.  I would
surely enjoy
	participating in the dialogue.

	        In addition to substantive imblanace of the last 10 days
or so, the
	tone and content of messages has not improved fast enough for my
taste.  So
	lets do a poll.  I would love to see at least HALF of the
700-800? people
	who receive Sanet to weigh in with, if nothing else, a short
message, with
	subject line: "Re More Debate Orgo Certification".  

	        In your message, say whatever you wish, but at a
minimum, please
	post -- 

	"Let the debate go on!" or

	"Enough for now."

	        Hopefully this will help clarify whether the average
SANET reader is
	interested in more discussion on organic certification and the
topics that
	have been so thoroughly beaten to death of late.    

	        Over the last 5 years or so there have been maybe 3 or 4
times when
	SANET readers have had to rescue the list from a few people
deeply
	interested in a narrow issue, or too stubborn to stop a pissing
contest.
	Maybe its time again, maybe not.  What do you think?  

	                chuck

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