4 Questions For Your Local Organic Farmer

On a Sunday afternoon, you head to the farmers market and decide to pay a bit more for eggs, strawberries and chicken breasts labelled as organic. But that label might not match what you’re actually buying. NerdWallet recently discovered that some farmers falsely advertise their products as organic, a label that’s typically associated with environmental sustainability and... Read more from NerdWallet's investigation Fake organics make it to market: A NerdWallet investigation An investigator pays a price for discrediting organic fruit The USDA's Organic Certification Program is riddled with flaws Valerie Lai is a writer at NerdWallet.

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