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According to organic.org The USDA defines organic "simply stated" as organic produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products do not take antibiotics or growth hormones.
"Organic" has also been classified into three different groups

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While not always called organic, similar foods have been consumed since the beginning of time. However, they got less abundant when industrial farmers began to incorporate technology, pesticides, and fertilizers, that altered the genetics and the natural process in which food is produced.

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If you see a food that is labeled 100% organic then it means that all of the ingredients and things that went into making that product are natural.

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something labeled only as "Organic" means that this product has been produced with 95% natural ingredients and the other 5% unnatural.

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Foods that are labeled like this have to have a minimum of 70% organic ingredients. and anything lower than 70% can list the organic ingredients on the packaging but cannot claim to be organic.

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Over the years many people have played a large role in the Organic field. Within the chapter titled "Organics" a four major people were highlighted.
1. Rudolf Steiner- An Australian philosopher and author who advocated for farming methods that were more consistent with the natural order.
2. Albert Howard- A British agricultural scientist who introduced the concept of composting.
3. Lady Eve Balfour- She was an enthusiastic proponent of natural farming and founded the Soil Association, which is still on of the most important organic organizations in Britain today.
4. Jerome Irving Rodale- A U.S. organic champion and entrepreneur. He founded the Soil and Health Foundation and published a book titled "Organic Farming and Gardening".

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When these pioneers began to talk about organics, many people were opposed to the idea and viewed it as backward-looking devolution.

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Around the 1960s more and more people started to buy organic products. One of the big problems with early development of organic foods is that there was no national standard for what classified food as organic. At one time there were eleven different groups who all had different standards and guidelines. this made it very hard to know exactly what you were getting when you went shopping for organic products.

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One of the biggest things that drove the United states to develop a national standard of organic foods was the fraud that was going on with non organic companies. We started to see more fraud when the organic industry started to develop and take off and other companies were watching the success that they were having. They took advantage of the lack of national standards and just started to claim that their food was organic when in reality it was not.

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Organic is a $49 billion industry in the United States, but its sales only represent less then 5% of the total food and beverage sales.

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The organic industry is rapidly growing and if it continues like originally envisioned it holds great potential for helping to create a more sustainable farming and food system.

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When the idea of "organic" began it had little to no support. It was more expensive and people were unable to see the benefit of buying organic foods.

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One of the big reasons that the organic food industry started to become so popular is food scares. Around the time that organic foods were starting to become popular is when discoveries started being made that common pesticides, fertilizers and other methods were potentially hazardous to a person's health. Even now to this day, one of the biggest reasons that people buy organic is to stay away from all of these chemicals.

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Organics has the potential to not only have rapid growth within the United States, but also across the entire globe.

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Some of the main reasons that people buy organic foods are to avoid chemical, they are believed to be more nutrient rich, alot of chefs and restaurants around the world are buying organic for the better taste and quality of the food, it is better for the environment to grow food this way and it supports our local farmers.

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In the 90s a lawsuit resulted in the law stating that synthetics could be used in the producing of organic foods but could not be found in the final product. When this was put into effect then big businesses started to buy up the smaller organic companies. When this happened the new owners kept the old logos and imagery of the local farmer to give the idea that they were supporting the local farms.

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-Obach, Brian. Organics. Gould,K. Lewis, T. Twenty lessons in the sociology of food and agriculture,  pp.259-pp. 276                                         -organic.org/FAQ                                                -Renee loux, Nov 3, 2011, Top ten reasons to go organic, https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/a20453119/top-reasons-to-choose-organic-foods/           

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-Obach, Brian. Organics. Gould,K. Lewis, T. Twenty lessons in the sociology of food and agriculture,  pp.259-pp. 276                                         -organic.org/FAQ                                                -Renee loux, Nov 3, 2011, Top ten reasons to go organic, https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/healthy-eating/a20453119/top-reasons-to-choose-organic-foods/           