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Article: Organic Food Sales Increasing 20% Annually Last 20 Years.(Breaking News and Opinion)
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- Basilandspice.com
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- November 5, 2009
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Jamie Hale--
Over the past two decades the sale of organic foods has increased annually nearly 20%. Today's organic food system includes a combination of small and large food producers, local and global distribution networks, and a wide variety of products including processed foods, fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy (1).
Recent food crises such as mad cow disease and foot-and-mouth disease may have decreased consumer confidence in conventional foods and swayed their buying tendencies to what they perceive as safer foods -- organic, all natural foods. In one survey the reasons people consumed organic foods were avoidance of pesticides (70%), freshness ...