Think Organic Food Is Too Expensive? Try the Farmers Market Instead of Whole Foods

Corporate food companies are selling more and more organic products—but they aren't passing along to consumers savings generated by increased production.

Here’s a sure sign the economy is rebooting after the Great Recession: more of us are buying organic food than ever before. The USDA Economic Research Service reported in October that sales of organics totaled $28 billion in 2012—an 11 percent increase from the previous year—and have completely rebounded after declining between 2007 and 2009.

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