In 2002 the U.S. government began certifying organic products, since then it has turned into an almost $40 Billion dollar a year industry.
Consumers are eating this stuff up, sales of organic goods has leapt 11% since last year and the number of organic producers in the U.S. has grown by 250% since 2002.
The industry estimates that organics now make up almost 5% of total food sales in the United States.” According to Kansas AgLand reporter Mary Clare Jalonick.
