About 4% of food sold in the US is organic.
USDA estimates 0.5% of US farms are organic.
Less than 2%
According to fedstats.gov, the percentage of the US population that was reported as Hispanic or Latino Origin is 14.8%.
Roughly 2% of the US population.
13.5%
USDA estimates 0.5% of US farms are organic.
Yup. It amounts to a small percentage; 5% of all food grown in the US is as of 2011 grown organic, but the US also gets lots of imported organic foods, especially from South America. Be wary of the imported organic food if you have additional concerns about chemicals being used on your food that organic buyers are trying to avoid - international standards to come by a USDA organic label become kind of lax, some countries being worse than others, because overseers in those countries are not as rigorous about the standards as ones based in the US are. For example, some foods passed off as organic that were imported from Asia, were, in fact, sprayed with some of the same chemicals that do not qualify as organic in the US. Therefore, you may not get as high quality of organic food if you get imported.
6% of total sales in the United States is generated by sole proprietorships.
6% of total sales in the United States is generated by sole proprietorships.
Organic food is better for us because it contains no pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, and such. It's also not refined. Eating organic helps to keep our body in the best possible condition.
Organic food in the US is heavily regulated by the USDA, restricting the use of many chemicals and ensure crops and animals and raised in purer way. Not only is organic food safer for you, it is better for the environment as well. Keeping the environment healthy results in less chemicals and toxins in our food, water and air, which keeps us healthier and away from the doctor (which is expensive!).
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Organic food is safer, healthier, and tastier than conventionally grown food. They are produced through farming practices that only use natural substances. This means avoiding all artificial chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, and GMOs. Highly processed organic food can still be low in nutrients and high in added fat, sugar, and calories.
It was about 48.3% in the early 2000's but has declined since then.
Because it has no pesticides, and is not grown using chemical fertilizers.
The US imports 7% of its food, by value, and 15% by volume. Refer to the Related Link below.
Organic food and farming does not pollute the environment with synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, some of which may actually be harmful for the soil in addition to getting into our streams and water. Since the methods used in organic farming replenishes micronutrients organically, organic foods may be more nutritious than non-organic.