Organic Apple? Check. But Is It Local?

by Kathy Witkowsky , NPR

As mega-retailers like Wal-Mart begin to jump on the organic food wagon, organic agriculture is growing into a huge agribusiness. Foods are shipped thousands of miles to market. But the new trend for socially and environmentally conscious shoppers is to buy locally produced food.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, August 4, 2006