| Today organic foods only account for about 2% of | | | | before the introduction of commercial farming and |
| all food production. That is very low but experts | | | | chemicals to help them get large yields without the |
| believe that the future looks very good for it. More | | | | headaches of weeds and pests. |
| consumers are taking an interest in buying organic | | | | The main significance though is that what someone |
| foods all the time. Grocery stores and farm markets | | | | can grow on their own and consider to be organic in |
| are trying to keep up with the demand out there for | | | | nature may not pass the guidelines for them to be |
| such items as well. They want to supply consumers | | | | sold commercially as so. The USDA is responsible for |
| with what they are after so that they won’t do | | | | setting the strict standards for organic foods. They |
| their shopping someplace else. | | | | have to be met again and again with regular |
| You may be wondering where the idea of organic | | | | inspections in order to continue that verification being |
| foods started and how it has grown over time. | | | | offered. One of the very strict guidelines for organic |
| Organic foods were the brainstorm of small farmers | | | | food is what can be used for compost. |
| that wanted to offer great tasting food without the | | | | It isn’t really known where in the world that idea |
| chemical process. They used only natural ingredients | | | | of organic food processing really took place. It seems |
| to be able to do this. Initially they only grew enough | | | | that the idea was going on in many countries all |
| food for them to feed their families. From there the | | | | about the same time. What has changed though is |
| idea was to sell extras at roadside farm markets. | | | | the process for it. Even so, it is still one that requires |
| Today there are larger farmers out there offering | | | | plenty of people to take care of what needs to be |
| organic foods that you can buy at most grocery | | | | done. |
| stores as well. | | | | A great deal of money is made through the sales of |
| The decision to stay away from chemicals occurred | | | | organic foods though. This is part of why so many |
| back in the 1970’s. This was when many people | | | | farmers are getting on board. They do want to offer |
| were involved in the peace movements. Instead of | | | | people something better to eat and clean up the |
| working for other people they had large colonies | | | | environment. They also know that consumers are |
| where they would grow their own food and take | | | | looking strongly at organic foods. They want to |
| care of the needs of those in them. These | | | | make sure they offer it so that they don’t lose |
| communities also wanted to keep the world clean | | | | money with their conventional methods of farming |
| and to avoid consuming products that weren’t | | | | that are in place right now. |
| good for them. As those movements ended their | | | | Regardless of the origins of organic foods, they have |
| ideas stayed strong. | | | | changed the way that we will have such items |
| It is believed that this process was in place in the late | | | | produced in the future. They are going to be better |
| 1980’s but didn’t really take off until the | | | | for people due to the lack of chemical residue. The |
| 1990’s. However, if you really think about it | | | | fact that more people are trying to eat healthy |
| organic farming is simply getting back to the basics. | | | | means that this can help them to have a great |
| That is how farming was done in the early days | | | | lifestyle now and into the future. |