"The only way that this industry can grow if the standards are met and they are followed and they are enforced."
"The passage of OFPA brought much needed order to the industry."
"All their work, both on and off the farm, is directed to forge connections between the people, the food and the land."
"I will make sure we get summaries to them. This has been well worthwhile."
"You are right what you said about the way of life, and that is a significant part of it. But you also want to be able to make a profit."
"I guess you have a quota, a certain number of Northerners allowed in there periodically."
"organic farmers are happy for strict regulation that reassures the consumer that food they are purchasing is produced in the way they expect."
"But I think they were on the right track on this."
"I know, but it is going to be a major issue in coming years."
"It feels like old times having you here in this committee."
"I find that I am seeing in stores and elsewhere, more products are labeled 'natural.'"
"Thank you. Senator Chambliss told me he would stamp my visa and tell me how to get there."
"I want our farmers to be able to export, of course. I mean, this is good for our country and our economy."
"We continue to experience occasional shortages of organic products when our farms are unable to simply keep up with the consumer demand."
"In a different life, I could lock people up who did that, but I just want to know what you would recommend."
"Unfortunately, we are down to the last two or three weeks before recess for the mid-term elections."
"I have sometimes noted that senators are merely constitutional impediments to their staffs who do most of the work."
"I love it. Thank you."
