Organics is the fastest growing sector in the Canadian food industry.
A decade ago, organic food made up less than one per cent of the grocery business in this country. The reasons more and more people are turning to organics are linked to the public fears about genetically modified foods, irradiation and the antibiotics fed to animals. Marketplace devoted the entire show on October 17 to take a look at this industry. For many of us, organic food brings images to mind of a few rotting apples on a grocery store shelf. Chefs, farmers and the paying public turn out to sample a huge variety of organic produce - and recipes that are organic from the ground up.