From: "Mark Coldrion" <mcoldiron@mailroom.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:59:12 -0800
Subject: Re: Standards


Here, here, well put Dee !!

Below is a link to the Federal Register. The new National Organic Standard
can be found there. This morning I was also in contact with the Texas Dept.
of Agriculture - Organic Certification Office. I asked to be placed on
their contact list for comment. Presently, they don't know if their
existing certification program will be modified or if the new federal
standard will be adopted as is. I'll be glad to share anything I learn from
them. The USDA has also put up a web site on the subject.
www.ams.usda.gov/nop

For those of you who want to read the National Organic Standard posted in
today's Federal Register, but don't know where to find it, go to the
following address:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html

Then go to the search section midway down the page and search for 12/21/2000
with a maximum records return of 200.

After the page comes up, search that page for the word organic. You should
find three items.

If you need more help, just email me.

Mark (The Little/Coldiron Farm)

If what you're doing seems too hard...,
You're probably doing it wrong. :-)