http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Naomi-K/collection/Organics/sort/latest-pops/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/Naomi-K/collection/Organics/sort/latest-pops/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/19AC9CF7-15DC-4104-A8C3-CE2D635A2F56/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Naomi-K/">Naomi-K</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> How organic is organic? + Fast growing market. How can it stay authentic <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june06/organic_2-08.html" title="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june06/organic_2-08.html">www.pbs.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>In an industry where typical growth is around 1-2 percent, organics have recently seen growth in the 20 percent range. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>The "100 Percent Organic" label allows only organic ingredients and organic processing aids. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><IMG width="150" vspace="5" hspace="5" height="148" align="left" alt="farm" src="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june06/../../images/jan-june06/farm_2-08.jpg" />The "Organic" label allows only foods containing 95 percent or more organic ingredients and only a limited number of strictly regulated non-organic ingredients. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Finally, food labeled "Made with Organic" must contain 70 percent or more organic ingredients.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>"Regardless of the amount of organic ingredients within the products, every organic choice encourages farming methods that build healthy soil and a healthy environment," said Katherine DiMatteo, former executive director of the Organic Trade Association. </P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june06/organic_2-08.htmlSun, 09 Mar 2008 01:38:48 GMT