Catherine Greene

Not only is the number of organic acreage increasing nationwide, but the sales of those organic products continue to move higher as well. "Fruits and vegetables, I mean these numbers, even after years of growth, we're still seeing between the last two censuses; 2012 and our most recent numbers in 2017; the sector doubling to over $3 billion ...

Organic agriculture continues to grow nationwide. "California, as you would expect, is still the big, big state," said Catherine Greene with USDA's Economic Research Service. "That's where we grow most of our conventional fruits and vegetables and that's where we grow most of our organic fruits and vegetables ...