Organic Inc.
2006-06-04T06:01:08-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTZlXC8xOTIzNzUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Samuel Fromartz talked about his book Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew, published by Harcourt. In the book he discusses the rise of organic food from an idealistic niche market into a billion dollar industry. He also talked about how and why the organic industry survived the dot.com era and the more recent economic downturn. Organic food sales have grown at a rate of 20 percent per year due to growing concerns over hazards of chemically-treated conventional produce according to Mr. Fromartz. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
This talk was held on Earth Day.
This talk was held on Earth Day.
Samuel Fromartz talked about his book Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew, published by Harcourt. In the book he discusses the r… read more
Samuel Fromartz talked about his book Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew, published by Harcourt. In the book he discusses the rise of organic food from an idealistic niche market into a billion dollar industry. He also talked about how and why the organic industry survived the dot.com era and the more recent economic downturn. Organic food sales have grown at a rate of 20 percent per year due to growing concerns over hazards of chemically-treated conventional produce according to Mr. Fromartz. He responded to questions from members of the audience.
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