This article was originally published in May 2017
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Advocates of strong organic standards, including PCC, think foods that are certified organic must be grown in soil, not soil-less hydroponic systems.
Grass-fed beef sales are growing at an annual rate of 25 to 30 percent. Sales of grass-fed yogurt and kefir have in the last year increased by more than 38 percent, compared with a drop of just under 1 percent in the total yogurt and kefir market, according to natural and organic market research company SPINS.
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