Have you ever wonder what the word “Organic” really means, if so, your in luck. At a meeting in Orlando, FL on April 1995, the National Organic Standards Board came out with the definition of “Organic” as the following:
Organic agriculture is an ecological production management system that promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and [...]

Wal-Mart
Reuters is reporting that Wal-Mart will be expanding the amount of organic food item they will be offering to their customers. DeDe Priest, Wal-Mart’s senior vice president of dry grocery says:
What you’re going to see is over the next couple of weeks, we’re going to have doubled our SKU (stock keeping unit) count.
This move will [...]

Belfast Telegraph:
Organic food is better for children’s diets as it dramatically lowers exposure to dangerous pesticides linked to neurological problems, according to a new report funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The study, carried out by Emory University researcher Chensheng “Alex” Lu PhD, confirmed that organic diets lower children’s dietary exposure to organophosphorus pesticides [...]

According to a survey recently conducted by Harris Interactive, 64% of adults in the US consider themselves healthy eaters, while 45% say they follow some form of health-conscious diet. The survey also show that substantial number of people try to incorporate some form of healthy food into their daily meals and snacks, with many consumers [...]

NY1:
Fans of Two Buch Chuck may be happy to know that Trader Joe’s has confirmed its grand opening date here in the city, and it’s sooner than expected.
The specialty store and its adjoining wine shop will open on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, about three weeks from now. The location is East 14 Street between [...]

The Bay Journal:
Sales of organic food have grown by 20 percent annually, and experts predict that the industry’s share of the U.S. food market is expected to grow from about 2 percent to roughly 3.5 percent by the end of the decade.
In fact, demand for organic food is growing so fast that consumer demand is [...]