Two thirds of UK consumers deliberately choose organic. Abel & Cole is making a killing out of this passion for “pure”.

This a look at the whole debate concerning poor food choices. Some say a lot of people are too poor to be able to choose organic & healthy options and others say it isn't economics but education & the desire to cook from scratch. This blog has some interesting points to consider.

A nice site selling good organic stuff (especially the candy)

Whole Foods says it wants to eliminate disposable plastic grocery bags at all its stores by Earth Day, April 22. To kick things off, today the organic grocer is giving away thousands of reusable bags at checkouts.

Yes it can.

Organic foods are produced according to certain production standards. For crops, it means they were grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that they were processed without ionizing radiation or food additives. For animals, it means they were reared without the routine use of antibiotics and without the use of growth hormones. In most countries, organic produce must not be genetically modified.Organic food production is legally regulated. Currently, the United States, the European Union, Japan and many other countries require producers to obtain organic certification in order to market food as organic.Historically, organic farms have been relatively small family-run farms — which is why organic food was once only available in small stores or farmers' markets. Meanwhile, it is becoming much more widely available, with market growth rates of around 20% a year since the early 1990s, far ahead of the rest of the food industry, in both developed and developing nations. As of today organic food accounts for 1-2% of food sales worldwide. In the future, growth is expected to range from 10-50% annually depending on the country. (see facts and statistics below)