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The Tip is 'Labeling Tip 1' Know Your Labeling - For products Made in America, the greater the US content the more American jobs required to produce it. So whenever possible choose the product with the highest percentage of U.S.content. US content must be disclosedon Made in USA textiles, automobiles, wool, and fur products. There is no law requiringmost other products to be marked or labeled made in USA, or, have any otherdisclosure about their amount of U.S. content. Those manufacturers and marketers who choose to make claims about the amount of U.S. content must comply with the FTC's Made in USA policy. Note: Imported products must have the country of origin on their label whileproducts partially Made in USA do not. For a product produced in the U.S. to be labeled made in USA, or claimed to beof domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be all or virtually all made in the U.S. This would mean that all significant parts and processing that go into the product are of U.S. origin. The product should contain no (or negligible) foreign content. Made in the USA products create the greatest number of American jobs for our country. This is because the labor to produce the product, and the raw materials that go into the product, are created with American labor. For most products, there is no law requiring made in America labels, or any other disclosure about the amount of U.S. content. However, for job creation purposes if you have a choice between an imported product and one with no country of origin on the label, choose the product without a country of origin over the imported one. The product without the country origin on its label has some American labor in its content and the imported one most likely does not. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Natures Harmony Farm In 2007, Tim and Liz Young, the original owners of Nature's Harmony Farm, had an awakening. They became completely aware of how utterly unaware they were of where their food came from and how it was produced. Rather than doing something as sensible as simply supporting a local farmers market they did something more radical. They promptly sold their suburban Atlanta home, quit their jobs as a teacher and corporate executive and devoted themselves to the land and the animals, a story they retold in the Amazon bestseller The Accidental Farmers. They had never milked a cow, petted a pig or held a chicken, but dove in head first anyway. They aimed to make a positive difference in the health of the soil, the life of the animals, the quality of nutrition for themselves and others, and to inspire both consumers and anyone who felt a calling to farm. In 2010 they began milking cows and learned the art of cheese making. Thus began Nature's Harmony Farmstead Cheese. Along the way they fell in love with the old-world style of traditional cheesemaking and visualized cows on pasture every day, farmers doubling as cheese makers and preserving the rich Jersey milk in the form of exquisite cheeses that reflected the farm's local terroir. Something that both the farmers and the community could take pride in. Today, this tradition continues at Nature's Harmony Farm. |
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