ORGANIC FOOD
About 11% of Americans use organic products daily, and 34 % of American say they never eat organic foods. (2003)
Organic food sales in 2006 were about 3% of all food sales in the U.S.
Organic worms for fishermen are now available, both red wigglers and night crawlers. And gardeners can buy organic worm castings for composting.
In 2005 organic food sales were $13.8 billion or 2 1/2 percent of all supermarket sales.
The USDA estimates that in 1999, genetically engineered crops occupied 25% of U.S. cropland: 35% of corn and 55% of soybeans.
The Organic Consumers Union lists 36 altered veggies and fruits.
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