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"The organic food industry is growing by 20% a year in the United States. Anything with that much economic potential attracts a lot of attention. Therefore, the federal government, influenced of course by big, greedy food corporations, has assumed control over the definition and use of the word organic under the guise of standardization. This is not good news. It means that lobbying efforts by commercial agriculture are well underway to gradually dilute these standards over time. Already, an "organically fed animal" can be fed merely 70% organic feed." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"These examples come from a 2007 report entitled "Still No Free Lunch" written by Brian Halweil, a researcher for Worldwatch, and published by the Organic Center, a research institute established by the organic food industry. "American agriculture's single-minded focus on increasing yields created a blind spot," Halweil writes, "where incremental erosion in the nutritional quality of our food . . . has largely escaped the notice of scientists, government, and consumers." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Armed with the knowledge of toxicity in conventionally grown food, readers have a choice about the food they consume. The organic food industry has grown exponentially in the last fifteen years. The USDA Economic Research Service states that organic products are now available in nearly 20,000 natural food stores and almost three out of four conventional grocery stores. The number of organic farms and farmers' markets has also increased. The Local Harvest Web site (www.localharvest." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.)

"General Mills Although not exclusively organic, General Mills has tremendous influence in the organic food industry with its Cascadian Farms and Muin Glen brands of certified organic foods.14 Their marketing clout means that they have promoted and placed these brands into the hands of so many people who might otherwise never have discovered organic foods because they shop in the usual supermarket chains—ones that had not stocked much organic food before or had grouped it all in specialty organic sections. Recently, General Mills has converted its nonorganic cereals to healthier whole grains." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"By the end of this year, the organic food industry will be worth US $ 25 billion, while annual genetically engineered crops are pegged at US $ 4.5 billion world-wide. Data published in BioDemocracy News (www.organicconsumersw.org) show that by 2020 most food sold in Europe and North America will be organic. The keynote address was given by Dr. Thomas Cowan of the Weston Price Foundation from New Hampshire in the US. Weston Price is the father of modern nutritional medicine." - Helke Ferrie, Dispatches From the War Zone of Environmental Health (Get the book.)

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