The second part is yes I would pay a little bit more for noble Kava. But I totally understand that members go on a budget due to temporary financial obligations and they will go for the cheaper Kava as long as it is strong. It's like I prefer Rib Eye but I will be happy with hamburger if I'm on a budget.
@SteveT, I take it you would like truth in advertising when you buy Kava just like you get with the majority of items you buy at the grocery store. Honestly, your not asking for that much. That was a great post and you hit the bullseye. Maybe some of this discussion will register with the vendors. They do have the power to straighten out the farmers.
The Boroguru from Ghk registers in my wallet if I've really gotta penny pinch for w/e reason.
And Boroguru happens to be an ol kava classic for me since that's when I truly realized the power of a potent grog.
So now that the point is clear (more or less) I'll make the simple comparison of food and the labeling process; steve brought up gmos and that happens to be an inherently good topic to cross reference.
Take
this website for example.
The preposition is that states should require the labeling of genetically modified organisms.
Here's the first premise-
"Our Mission
United We Stand!
The Right to Know GMO - A Coalition of States is a broad coalition of state leaders, nonprofit organization and organic companies that have a shared goal of winning mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods in the U.S. We are a grassroots movement of mothers, farmers and citizens dedicated to regaining our basic right to know what we're eating and feeding our families."
They have a mission-The right to know which foods we're consuming and 'putting into our bodies' by way of labeling those same foods.
They stand together as a coalition, a wide swath of many different people, organizations, companies.....including mothers, farmers, citezens, etc...
The very last line is powerful because it's put bluntly and without discrepancy.
"Dedicated to regaining our basic right to know what we're eating and feeding our families"
All I ask is this; are we any different?
Aren't we a coalition of citizens, confirmed farmers, likely mothers, committees, scientists and isn't it true we all agree on the one simple fact that "we have the right to know"?
All we ask for is a little damage control played by the hand of those that have the ability to provide for such "labeling". We have the discretion of choosing whether we put synthetic oil into our cars or not. We should also have the *choice* of whether we put tudei into our bodies; which in contrast are irreplaceable once something goes wrong. Our bodies are temperamental and even if tudei is found to be generally safe. What if a situation were to arise on the off hand that someone makes what is a supposed safe decision, and consumes a kava with the aforementioned reputation of being noble; though all because of adulteration has an acute reaction to the very same kava in which we've all made the recommendation for.
Yes I know this is a very specific case (or not to be taken as a serious argument) but that isn't the real point in question, I'm making a reference to a generalized "what if scenario" that could have serious impacts pertaining to our development because; who's to be held accountable then?
I don't believe we're any different than a gmo food for cause labeling coalition in that we also strive to substantiate the definition of 'safe/unsafe for consumption' except that our ducks aren't quite in a line as of yet.
Everything takes time but we're in need of the more pertinent audiences participation (vendors) or we'll continue speaking to a brick wall. A large part of our legitimacy rests on vendor contribution and I'm also concerned if that doesn't occur at some point; anything just to brainstorm even if it's initially backlash.
Lastly I apologize if I'm monotonous or regurgitating what we already know and "preaching to the quire" but maybe, just maybe presenting something in a new form or fashion will strike a chord with a different vendor; leading to a more fluid debate. I can only hope we're not stirring up a fire in the wrong direction but how else are we to affirm our position?
, and in fact dermopathy has been non-existent, this's with med grind kava too so there're makas present. What that makes me think's that the cultivars I've been using may be lower in w/e organic compound's inside of all makas but Chris would know more about this.
