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I believe they are first generation immigrants, but have set down roots over many seasons so they would now qualify as local. Too bad they aren't very friendly.
The larger, unanswerable question is at what point will the nonsensical overuse of the term organic fully diute its meaning?
Posted by: Gary | November 05, 2009 at 09:00 AM
We have several dry cleaners near us (outside Seattle) that claim to be organic. But I figure it's meaningless since there are no standards or inspections. Would be nice if they were just certifiably chemical free, though.
Chris
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Posted by: Chris Nelson | November 11, 2009 at 01:49 AM
I think the cleaners think their customers care about organic, so they put it on the sign. Yes, it's totally meaningless.
I've never used these particular cleaners. I use a non-organic one!
Posted by: Sam Fromartz | November 12, 2009 at 01:02 PM
the major is the freshness and not the locality... interesting post
Posted by: Acai Optimum | January 20, 2010 at 10:37 PM
I think all of us here were in need of something like this , thanks for providing writing this post.
Posted by: Acai Berry | January 25, 2010 at 05:05 AM
I think this is the general debate between local grown and international imports, which one is better? Are any actually better or is it all a myth? Who knows, I personally always would prefer local grown organic.
Posted by: Advanced Colon Max | May 07, 2010 at 09:21 PM
Fresh organic dry cleaning.nothing like that in my neck of the woods, chemicals still rule.
Posted by: Melanie | May 20, 2010 at 04:16 PM