The Quiet Bounty: a letter from one of Rainbow's Produce workers, reflecting on the eco-farm conference. Winter is my favorite time of year to be a produce worker at Rainbow, especially in January and February after the madness of certain holidays has abated and people get back to the business of eating for pleasure, comfort, and sustenance...read on >>

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The O Word: Kristie and Rick Knoll were early pioneers of organic farming. So why are they now rebelling against organic?

by Will Harper for East Bay Express
What passes for "organic" these days bugs the hell out of Rick and Kristie Knoll. For instance, there's the chlorine, the same chemical found in your swimming pool. Federal rules allow organic farmers to use it to wash their greens. To a farmer such as Kristie, who is intimately familiar with the aroma of newly harvested greens, a freshly opened plastic bag of organic salad reeks of chlorine. Visit their website to read the rest >>