On Sun, 27 Jul 1997, Thomas E. Billings wrote: > Dariusz ROZYCKI <[log in to unmask]>: > >Inorganic foods: Are there raw fooders here that consume mostly inorganic > >fruits/veggies? Any comments or tips for someone who does? Should I have > >any concerns? Can raw-foodism exist and work well on inorganic? > Tom: > Organic foods are not required to be a successful raw fooder. A post on the > original veg-raw (1995) claimed that Viktoras reported that non-organic > fruits and veggies worked just as well as organic. How does one know whether the food is organic or not? Is organic food sold only in health food stores? I almost never buy fruits or veggies at a supermarket, but rather in stores that are devoted only to these products. What they have is usually fresh and grown locally (not imported); does "grown locally" necessarily mean organic?