U.S. Sales of Organics up 11.5%!!

2014-05-18T22:12:16+00:00

Talk about a growth industry, and I'm not just talking seeds to plants here.  According to the Organic Trade Association, this robust growth rate is forecast to keep pace for the next two years or more.  According to Laura Batcha, Executive Director and Chief Executive of the OTA, "Consumers are making the correlation between what we eat and our health, and that knowledge is spurring heightened consumer interest in organic products." Where else in our economy do you see almost 12% of growth? The non-organic food system is only seeing 3% increase.  Organic fruits and vegetables are up 15% at $11.6 [...]