Increase in Organic Food Sales Increases Significantly

In the past fifteen years, the increase of organic food industry has increased enough to be considered mainstream. In the early 1990s you could potentially only locate organic produce in a few high end type grocery stores, but today most supermarkets have an area in their stores that is specifically designated as organic. With the improved availability and robust sales, organic food is now more affordable. Seeing that concerns for our environment and well being have increased, we've become more aware of organic foods and their benefits.

This improved awareness brings about larger demand which leads to increased production of organic foods. There will be a downward movement in organic food prices as the production and demand for them continues to go upward. Gross sales for organic foods in the 1990's increased 20% each year until they climbed to $9 billion in the early part of the 21st century. These days over 70 per cent of shoppers in the US, at some time or another will buy organic food.

It really is expected that organic food production will go on to become more mainstream, which is not only good for our health, but also the environment as well. It was actually only 15 years ago that the majority of people had little idea what organic food meant. Today, however, people understand that organic food ensures that it has been grown without any special chemicals or hormones. Organic raising is more than simply substituting natural materials for synthetics is a system of growing good food, within the boundaries of nature. Cultivating food without chemicals is the same whether it is a large farm or your own home garden.

Balanced soil is an integral part of organic food production due to the fact it can produce healthy plants that can resist disease and pests without chemicals. As organic farmers continue to master and understand the process of making healthy soil, there is less reliance on chemicals and pesticides compared to regular farmers. There is a strong wish to have long-term soil building for organic farmers while normal farmers only want the quick fix. The long-term method has swift benefits, because where they grow the food is never off-limits to the organic gardener. Utilizing chemicals and poisons to cultivate crops can lead to land that cannot be used for anything else. Additionally, the water system won't be affected by organic gardening.

The organic and natural system utilizes safety and personal health as a motivational factor, since they live where they grow the food. Simply by developing crops organically, farmers are creating a sustainable environment that will have a positive effect on the world at large.

by Peter J. Abate

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