Where, when, and how did the organic food craze start? Gas prices continue to rice, the price of flower and some other grains has doubled, the housing market is in shambles, yet we are still willing to pay double for an organic tomato.
We have been eating our non-organic produce for years with no real complaints, so where was the market for organics? If we remained ignorant to the concept of organic food would there be a demand, or would we continue to happily munch on a pesticide controlled apple?
Farmers and Ranchers go to countless length to get USDA certified organic approval on their products to please our culture. I can only hope that this organic craze is not just a phase. It may be that the rise in the popularity of organic food is just another trend that will cycle through our society. I hope not. If organics is just a trend, then it is very possible that the "Go Green" movement is just a trend. And then what? Then we would go back to drinking bottled water and eating genetically engineered produce, because being green is no longer cool.
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