The current era of exalting everything “real” is turning processors away from the artificial and highly processed ingredients that once were principal tools in food formulators’ kits.

Foods labeled “Non-GMO,” “Organic,” and “Fair Trade,” once found only in natural food stores, are proliferating in mainstream supermarkets. Consumers want foods made with fewer, more simple, and natural ingredients—and without genetically modified organisms, pesticides, and difficult-to-pronounce ingredients.

General Mills announced it will accelerate its commitment to more than double the organic acreage from which it sources ingredients. The company now expects to meet its goal of 250,000 acres by 2019.

The organic food industry has grown from fresh produce and grains to snack foods and condiments, from farmers markets to supercenters.

Because of its dense nutritional makeup, Macaccino provides the feeling of vitality and alertness that one feels with coffee, but without the jitters, crashes, and addiction associated with caffeine.

Rarely has so much been on the plates of the 15 volunteers charged with deciding what organic producers and processors can have in their toolbox.

The new products are certified USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project verified, and Gluten-Free.

Today's organic tent looks a lot different than yesterday's. It's bigger, younger, and significantly more diverse than just a few years ago. In fact, inside that tent, it looks pretty much like most places in America, a new study by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) shows.

An online survey of 2,511 people in the U.S. found 17% believed the terms were interchangeable.

This may come to you as a surprise, but I could dance in my day. Much of it came in the form of country line dancing, but now and then I would spin off into a grand jitterbug or controlled foxtrot.