The decision regarding whether to spend extra for organic foods is a personal choice. Heckler said the following items are ...

Eating organic has long been touted as the way to avoid pesticide consumption — but one Harvard professor is saying those claims are bogus. Robert Paarlberg, an associate professor in the Harvard ...

A single word on a label can be the difference between what we spend our food budget on and what we pass over. Unfortunately, food labels are notoriously misunderstood by the public, causing great ...

Organic food often costs more than conventional food because it is more expensive to produce. Farmers have higher labor costs ...

I spent two summers working on an organic farm near Nashville. During that time, I witnessed firsthand the meticulous cultivation of food as it traveled from the soil to a customer's hand. I learned ...

Sue Schaefer, 57, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., is facing a conundrum. “I’m a thrifty shopper, but I prefer to buy organic,” she says. “I just feel better when I eat organic.” Because organic products are ...

According to the latest market analysis by Future Market Insights (FMI), the global organic foods market is entering a ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Organic can be a loaded term. “There’s a lot of confusion about what it means,” says Kathryn MacLean, a dietitian with ...

Organic food once was viewed as a niche category for health nuts and hippies, but today it’s a routine choice for millions of Americans. For years following passage of the Organic Foods Production Act ...