First they came for “organic” and told us we may not use the word to describe our food raised free of herbicides, pesticides, antibiotics and such. If we wanted to continue describing what we had traditionally done we must get government approval, pay their fees and jump through their hoops of paperwork. The regulators chortled in glee and Big Ag took over “Organic”.
Then they came for “naturally raised” and told us we may not use the phrase to describe our livestock raised free of herbicides, pesticides, antibiotics, hormones and such. If we wanted to continue describing what we had traditionally done we must get government approval, pay their fees and jump through their hoops of paperwork. The regulators chortled in glee and Big Ag took over “Organic”.
Now they are coming for the word “Sustainable” too. Before you know it the government will have taken over the entire dictionary.
