Organic News

Organic products maintain strong growth in fast-moving consumer goods industry

Organic sales in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry continue to surge, accounting for over $21 billion in sales and up 9 percent in dollars and 8 percent in units, according to a Nielsen report, “Tops of 2018: Organic.” Organic food as well as health and beauty, baby care, and alcohol have hit the mainstream. […]

Why organic farming can help feed the world sustainably

Meeting SDG2 is about more than just ramping up food production, says the Soil Association’s Sarah Compson

We don’t have enough organic farmland. Why not?

It’s an interesting statistic—with U.S. organic food sales doubling in the last decade, and organic acreage increasing by 20 percent in seven years, organic farmland accounts for less than one percent of total farmland. U.S. demand outstrips supply—the country imported over $2 billion in organic food in 2018. One ray of hope in closing the […]

Number of U.S. organic farms increased 56 percent in 5 years 

The number of organic farms in the United States grew by 56 percent from 2011 to 2016. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 14,000 certified organic farms in the US in 2016 compared to 9,140 in 2011.  California remains the U.S. leader in the number of organic […]

Sustainable Farm Partners acquires Fairfield, Iowa organic farm

Sustainable Farm Partners (SFP), which buys conventional farm land and converts it to organic, recently purchased a 150-acre farm just north of Fairfield, Iowa, from Sustainable Farm Development Group (SFDG). The farm is 150 acres made up of 120 tillable acres with grass waterways and a 25-acre farmstead with a farmhouse, 1500 square foot certified […]