Good health-sense, business-sense and good community-sense…maybe it’s just good common sense! A reminder list for shopping in your neighborhood….

Whether on a package of eggs in your grocery store or listed on a menu in your favorite restaurant, words like “free-range”, “grass-fed”, “natural”, and “organic” are everywhere these days. Most of these labels sound quite good and healthy, but what does it really mean when you order “wild game” or “pasture-raised” chicken? It may not be what you think…

One thing’s for sure: the organic market is here to stay. Close to 40 percent of Americans buy organic foods, and sales are expected to reach $30 billion in 2007.

The organic market has grown so much, in fact, that the OCA reports “10 cents of every grocery store dollar spent by American consumers today goes for organic, made with organic, and natural products.” So what does the “organic” label really mean?