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Some Things Just Shouldn’t Be Sprayed
In my opinion the idea of using sprays on certain crops is just plain wrong. To avoid any confusion, I’m using the word “sprays” as a collective term to cover all sorts of chemical and botanical poisons capable and in some cases engineered to kill or mitigate pests on plants. This would include sprays, dusts, granules, drenches, etc.
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Natural Does Not Mean Safe
This is one of those editorial entries that could be considered a public service announcement. In that it counters some pesticide makers’ marketing efforts, perhaps we’re not supposed to speak of such things, but this topic is important. People need to know. Something being natural does not make it safe or organic. That said, let me start with a short story about our initial encounter:
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The Perils of “Shipping Included” Pricing
Whether you order online and enjoy flat-rate shipping or order by phone and pay exact shipping, adding the cost of freight to your order instead of building it into the price is sound if you really think about it — and in your best interest. We’ve always felt this way, but recently two things happened making us reflect on this matter once again.
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In Our Defense
We have found it necessary to say some things in defense of our company, to explain who we are in the grand scheme of things. To reveal the day-to-day and what lies on our hearts here. Our inner workings. We’ll mention why we’re doing this near the end of this entry.
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