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  • November 2007 Issue
  • The rise of organics

    When Phil Unterschuetz started his organic supply business there were few organic growers and no rules.

    Phil Unterschuetz, who recently retired from his organic supply business, hopes that organic agriculture will maintain its integrity as it goes mainstream. As Phil Unterschuetz closed the doors of his organic supply business for the last time at the end of August, he was feeling gratified by the increasing acceptance and expansion of organic agriculture in recent years. When he launched his business in Wenatchee, Washington, 24 years ago, there were few organic growers. “I pioneered something at that time,” he said. “It was not popular to be an organic grower because organic growers were the ones growing bugs for […]

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