Leeneia, that's a horrible story and one wouldn't wish it to happen to anyone. I can't see, however, how its an argument against organic food. Seems to me its an argument for having and adhering to stringent standards in the food industry. At least here in the UK we have the Soil Association to set organic standards - surely there is similar regulation in the US?

I suppose the inevitable link between folk and sustainable food is that at best both tend to be locally produced on a smaller scale, they taste far better than the alternatives and are more about content than flashy packaging, they both incorporate new ways of doing things whilst not throwing out the accumulated wisdom of the past and they're both an antidote to the bland, tasteless, mass -produced crap we get showered with on a daily basis. Oh, and both are a bit more expensive than the alternatives, but worth every penny...

Cheers

Nigel