I understand how hard it is to get the organic certification. My aunt has an organic farm. Everything she produces is raised above and beyond the standard that are expected yet she can't receive the certification due to the farm down the road. Although her soil has tested organic they claim that there could be run off from the surrounding land which could compromise her produce. She too found so much red tape around it all. I think as long as you know who you're buying from and are able to see how they grow, I'd much rather give my money to those people than the bigger commercialized organic growers just because they have a certificate.