Over the last few days, organic pundits, producers, farmers, and other organic-minded people have gathered in Boulder, Colorado, for the annual Organic Summit. Last night, at the well-attended Organic Farming Research Foundation’s fundraising dinner held at Pastures of Plenty organic farm, I chatted briefly with organic growers from Massachusetts, Vermont, and Colorado. Each of them, seasoned equally by hard work and passion, seemed more tied to the earth than to big ideas. But there certainly are some weighty issues—from nanotechnology to globalization—facing organics these days. more