Organic Food History and Current Trends

Farming practices used before the 1900's are classed as organic. It was only after this that added chemicals such as urea and Ddt were brought into farming - previous to this, farmers didn't have the knowledge and plainly put, were happy sufficient with things as they were; as most of us today would be. After all, home grown food is often the nicest, most tasty food we put on our plates.

For some reason, while the 1960's and 1970's the belief of organic food became a separate entity to the 'normal' food we were then buying. Consumers had been effectively duped into believing that what they were buying, was food as nature intended, it not appreciating that the chemicals which were added while increase of the 'normal stuff' were what in fact made the food abnormal in the first place.

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Rachel Carson, a foremost writer, biologist and ecologist established public awareness of these issues via 'Silent Spring', a book she wrote which basically brought about major controversy on the use of agricultural chemicals and synthetic pesticides in particular. As a direct supervene of this book, and the growing concern over the use of farm chemicals which consumers were suddenly more aware of, chemical regulation procedures were put into place, and when the demand for organically grown food rose, so did the need for added regulatory procedures to cut down on the ecologically destructive and toxic chemicals.

Organic Food History and Current Trends

Today, organic food is ultimately reaching an all time high of acceptance from consumers, so its demand is addition - more 'organically acceptable' agricultural procedures are gaining momentum, and it seems even though it is more costly than chemically treated foodstuffs, it is healthier, and it is that condition factor which is winning the battle against chemically treated consumables.

A creation of a whole new set of ideas about organic standards which first came into debate in 1990, took over ten years to refine to relative perfection, and they will still evolve as new practices come into force. It is by these standards now that, organic food and other products such as wool in the Usa is grown/gathered.

All of this though begs the questions - why can't farmers just grow food without chemicals at all, why does it need regulation, and why were chemicals introduced into grown food and other consumables in the first place; I think you already know the sass though, and that's money.

In this modern technological age where farmers are in direct competition between each other to gain the bigger contracts of the supermarkets and other food retailers, they have to be cheap. They plainly can't grow the vegetables (for example) as fast as the grocery store can sell them, so they have to resort to other methods to keep up, or did do at least until the consumers voice began to ring out strong and true.

Organic food is no longer a small niche in the food desires of Americans; it is becoming what every person wants. every person now wants and feels the need to eat in a more salutary fashion with the onset of so many new medical conditions which prove costly as it is; a itsybitsy more charge to eat something grown without strong use of chemicals (which could 'theoretically' make it worse) might mean a recovery health-wise instead.

The organic food trend of today is growing ever-stronger, and not just for vegetables even though at one point organic purchases totalled over 40% of all organic buys. Meat and fish which is organically produced is still at the bottom of all food purchases, but is interesting up the chain too. Dairy, bread and grain, beverages and snacks are all becoming more and more popular.

Today there are more Organic supermarkets popping up everywhere, sometimes in determined areas more than others - almost as though population in one state are more 'organic' than others but on the whole it is more of a blanket turn than just a few population trying to eat in a healthier way, the number of population eating organically is far more tremendous than most realize. Suddenly population have more choice, and this is obviously because the demand is there. The world is ultimately going organic, and with any luck the bigger grocery store chains will have to meet this demand, rather than flood the market with low-cost chemically treated alternatives.

Organic Food History and Current Trends