Organic Foods

“Certified Organic” by Geoffrey Cowley Newsweek, September 30, 2002. The United States Department of Agriculture will standardize the definition of foods labeled “organic” as of this October the twenty first. These organic foods generate eleven billion a year and are beneficial to the environment. What Consumers want to know is how they benefit from purchasing organic foods. Otto Kramm owns a large organic produce distributor, Earthbound Farm, since 1996. Kramm presently owns six thousand acres and three prosperous …showed first 75 words of 552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 552 total…is a way to vote against such issues. Today three times the chemicals are needed to kill the same amount of pests forty years ago! I believe purchasing organic food is a good environmental decision for American consumers to make. Many farmers are finding success with the organic program, and their animals and plants benefit as well. Organic foods may cost a bit more, but Americans agree, the taste and quality are well worth it!!