Is Stefan asserting that genetic inheritance can be altered through nutrition?
I thought genes could not be created, modified or destroyed unless you are God
or an employee of Monsanto.
This debate has produced numerous assertions based on personal experiences
from both camps.  Neither seems willing or able to see the other's claims as
true.  Is there anybody out there who is willing and able to conduct unbiassed
scientific experiments that will get us nearer to what everybody can agree is
the truth?
Stefan is right in that the organic movement is growing.  People are taking
more interest in what they eat (if they have the means to - don't forget that
for many people the choice is to eat anything that is going or, more likely,
nothing at all).  We are producing luxury products for people with pockets and
influence to match.  We are vulnerable to fashion, hype and potential
destruction of our markets through scare stories.
The niche market (created and) supplied by Stefan and his fellow organic
producers of all bee products sets the standard that all our customers would
like to believe is in the pot on their table.  It also opens up markets for
other products.  Do the people who complain at the low price they get for
their honey collect and market their wax, propolis, pollen and venom?  Have
they tried producing "genuine organic" honey for part of their crop and
selling it at a price to make a profit?
It would be a productive step forward if  the interested parties stopped
knocking each other and agreed on a series of experiments that could be
divided up and conducted and replicated in the various educational
establishments that subscribe to this list.
Chris Slade
(Thinking Matthew 5 (9))