Organics

• The latest hot topic — the organic advantage
• USDA Organic Standards
• Understanding organic labels
• PCC is a certified organic retailer
• Ten Reasons to buy organic
• Who owns what? — Organic Industry Structure (PDF)
• Links and articles

Articles

Organic yesterday, today and tomorrow, 2007. Trudy Bialic, Editor, Sound Consumer.

New study confirms the ecological virtues of organic farming, March 6, 2006. Mark Schwartz, Stanford News Service, Stanford University.

Organic farming reverses global warming (The Rodale Institute)

PCC Sound Consumer articles:

• Organic harvest — Better for farm workers, Sound Consumer, September 2005
• Organic standards update, Sound Consumer, July 2004
• As organic grows, let's keep it organic!, Sound Consumer, June 2004
• Organic Standards go national, Sound Consumer, October 2002

PCC's Public Policy Statements. (see "National Organic Standards" and "Organic Support")

Links

The Cornucopia Institute

The Organic Center for Education and Promotion

Organic Farming Research Foundation

Organic Trade Association

USDA's National Organic Program