[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

The Nafta thing got its start in the 60's with the Vista and Peace Corps movements. Now that We The People taught them to farm and wipe their butts they are taking their harvest and bringing to our country. We customers are lamenting this too. There are some countries I won't buy from.

But it's not just the 'big box stores' that are to 'fault'. Farmers both big and small are finding it hard to just open a produce stand in this country. Neighbors complain about the 'traffic flow'.

If this guy wants to expand why doesn't he lobby for relaxed FDA and USDA standards and contract for growers across the country.

[hedgetrimmer]

If this guy wants to expand why doesn't he lobby for relaxed FDA and USDA standards and contract for growers across the country.

To serve his market, the american consumer, he needs high standards. Most Americans don't realize that products coming in from foreign countries can have lower food safety standards than domestically produced products. They really want best quality agriculural products on their tables.

The problem as you point out, is that the government is interfering in the relationship, not necessarily by setting the bar for quality, but by their participation in a global command and control economy as personified in "free trade" and the WTO.