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GuillermoRamon
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Why would a country other than the US, have United States Department of Agriculture on their food, other than imported ???
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Buying Organic Food In The Dominican Republic
Why would a country other than the US, have United States Department of Agriculture on their food, other than imported ???
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william webster
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Right Bob
The larger, commercial growers may have pesticide regimes but the local guy - not so much
The larger, commercial growers may have pesticide regimes but the local guy - not so much
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JDJones
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Why would a country other than the US, have United States Department of Agriculture on their food, other than imported ???
Stop being difficult... .lol
Seriously, every town has a Mercado where they sell local produce.
Almost all of the vendors are small farmers and they're usually much cheaper than supermarkets.
That's the first place I'd go for fresh food.
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AlterEgo
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There are also organic farms certified organic by the european association which has very stringent guidelines to be accepted. Lots of campo farmers also cant afford pesticides or fertilizers.
Exactly. Family of my sister-in-law’s do organic farming in Constanza, and the guideline and oversite are tough.
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I love Azua
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The Dominican Republic has many organic farms. DR produces 55% of all organic bananas in the world. DR produces the largest share of organic cacoa beans in the world. DR produces significant amounts of organic coffee beans. Around Azua there are many of these organic co-operatives. Mangoes and avocados too. There is a huge amount of true organic products available
throughout the DR so just look and be suprised!
throughout the DR so just look and be suprised!
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Fulano2
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À friend of mine, Ramon, is one of the biggest exporters of cacao, all organic, even the swiss, the most quality demanding in the world buys his stuff. So it's not all dtt and without control cultivating. The ugly vegetables you see Will tell you enough.
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Fulano2
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What about the coconut William?hahaha
you can always a good melon or cantaloupe by gently squeezing them
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william webster
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RDKNIGHT
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There are also organic farms certified organic by the european association which has very stringent guidelines to be accepted. Lots of campo farmers also cant afford pesticides or fertilizers.
Bob let's be real now... the farmers will put any thing on their products to make fast money... especially the ones who don't have money....
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GuillermoRamon
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Stop being difficult... .lol
Seriously, every town has a Mercado where they sell local produce.
Almost all of the vendors are small farmers and they're usually much cheaper than supermarkets.
That's the first place I'd go for fresh food.
Yes, and most of those guys stuff is Organic, they cant afford to buy chemicals and such
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Derfish
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Yes, and most of those guys stuff is Organic, they cant afford to buy chemicals and such
There was the one in Montallano with a sign calling itself 'mercado argasmico ' a few years ago.
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william webster
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Bob let's be real now... the farmers will put any thing on their products to make fast money... especially the ones who don't have money....
Now this needs explaining.....Black Night..
A guy w/ no money.... will pay anything to make money
From my days in Rome.....
we called that a non sequitor
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Bred
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they cant afford to buy chemicals and such
They can and they do. 1 drop of nasty stuff for a bucket of water doesn't cost much and keeps bugs away for 2 weeks. Or crawl on your knees around each bush 24/7 and collect bugs by your hands. Which is cheaper? Did you try farming here?
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AlterEgo
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They can and they do. 1 drop of nasty stuff for a bucket of water doesn't cost much and keeps bugs away for 2 weeks. Or crawl on your knees around each bush 24/7 and collect bugs by your hands. Which is cheaper? Did you try farming here?
I agree with you. God knows what they use. To be organic in DR, besides not using those chemicals, means proving there have been no chemicals used in those fields for a certain number of years before planting current crop.
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monfongo
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Big
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The environazi's in the U.S are trying outlaw the use of lawn products, they say if your lawn is too green w/o weeds you're damaging the environment.
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william webster
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I just bought - from the back of the truck - still sun hot .... a pineapple & a cantaloupe
I don't know where you will find sweeter
I can't even eat the crap from Whole Foods - I feel cheated getting this fresh stuff
The dogs get the skins.
I swirl the w/ BuLuLu yogurt - which is closer to Kefir....
Pretty good in the AM !!!
I don't know where you will find sweeter
I can't even eat the crap from Whole Foods - I feel cheated getting this fresh stuff
The dogs get the skins.
I swirl the w/ BuLuLu yogurt - which is closer to Kefir....
Pretty good in the AM !!!
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Fulano2
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Now I understand why the average american looks so much stronger and healthier.As i said earlier, they use chemicals here that you cannot use in North America
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Tarheel
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The environazi's in the U.S are trying outlaw the use of lawn products, they say if your lawn is too green w/o weeds you're damaging the environment.
Big can you back that up with facts?
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