According to the Organic Trade Association in 2005, total organic food sales was 13.8 billion US dollar across the nation, representing 2.5 percent of total food sales.

Responding to the enormous growth of natural foods market, Florida's University launched an undergrad degree falling in the field of organic agriculture. Currently, Florida's leading Land Grant University, which is charged with improving and studying agriculture in Florida, is going organic.

The program of university, which is one of only 3 in the country, will educate students about national standards for organics. It'll also teach them about making organic farms lucrative and the solutions to number one concern of the farmers who grow organic crops and limiting weeds with no use of herbicides.

University of Florida organic growers and officials wait for new major that'll become as accepted in subsequent years as is the organic alternative of Newman O's Paul Newman to Oreo cookies. According to university spokesman, this program isn't merely about setting up an organic garden. It's about training the people fully equipped for running an organic agri-business.

Now you do not have to look past the shelves of your grocery store to know how much popularity has organic food earned, with major companies like Kraft and Wal-Mart promising to add to organic offerings.

Florida alone has above 100 farms that are certified organic by Agriculture standards' Department of US, founded in 2002. The professors at University of Florida predict that the recognition of organic foods may become steady. Too many big food companies and supermarkets are going into organic farming. This change will increase the need for specialists in the field.

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