A Colorado entrepreneur with an interest in sustainability, Lin Merage keeps informed about a variety of issues relating to the environment and healthy living. A supporter of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Lin Merage appreciates the organization’s work performing evidence-based research on the health and environmental benefits of organic farms and food.
Sales of organic products in the U.S. have reached a new high mark, with $52.5 billion in total revenue in 2018, according to an OTA release. The organic food market accounts for most of the overall organic industry sales, at $47.9 billion in 2018. The remaining organic sector sales of $4.6 billion included non-food products. With a 6.3 percent increase in organic product sales compared with 2017, the latest sales numbers show that organic items have become more mainstream. Some of the shift toward favoring organic items is due to the younger millennial generation, which has been demanding increased responsibility and transparency from the food supply chain. Also driving the shift to organic items are people who want to avoid contaminants such as pesticides, chemicals, dyes, and artificial preservatives in their food.
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AuthorA longtime advocate for sustainable living, Lin Merage currently serves as the CEO of Nature-In-Sync Real Estate, a company that retrofits buildings and homes using a variety of green and non-toxic materials. Archives
November 2022
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