The March 26, 1998 issue of the Park Slope Food Coop's Linewaiters' Gazette included photographs taken by Judy Janda of a protest at the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) hearing on proposed organic standards at the Livingston, New Jersey campus of Rutgers University. Greg Todd, a member of the Coop's Environmental Committee, spoke at the rally and wrote the article accompanying the photographs. Protestors were outraged that the USDA's panel tasked with codifying organic standards showed "little comprehension of organic agriculture's long history, traditions, and practices. If the USDA, for example, had an knowledge of the industry, would it ask for comments on whether sewage sludge, irradiation, genetic engineering or animal confinement were appropriate for the organics standard?" Read the rest of the article below and stay tuned for when the Center for Brooklyn History's Linewaiters' Gazette Collection will be available digitized and online!
The Linewaiters’ Gazette collection digitization project is generously funded by the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO).
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