Therefore in other words, no external forces should be used. In the olden golden days, there was no such practice as is prevalent today, and farms consisted of close knit families who did not take help of anything beyond Mother Nature. But today the scene is different, even though these traditional farms are more prosperous and promote a far healthier atmosphere.

However these rising sales have led to supermarkets as outlets which are reducing the power of the farmers. This has a flipside, as when one purchases through a super store one can not very clearly see the way the food is being manufactured, and the whole deal is not as transparent as before. This is where the National Organic Program plays a most important role.

Organic food is namely fresh fruits and vegetables, and they are usually bought straight from the farmers who practice organic farming or supermarkets or particular shops. Earlier, fresh equaled to organic, and the farmers who grew them were the best consultants. Today 'organic' has been stretched to the definition reached by further studies than mere conversations with farmers and noticing the going-ons in a farm.

The processed food is food converted from a natural state by a singular method. It can be both organic or not, and in the latter case use is made of chemical additions. The fresh, organic food is obviously healthier and more expensive and is the product of super food chains. The food is mostly pre-made, canned or ice-covered. Unprocessed food is that which is not made by a special process and is therefore not canned or preserved using any other procedure.

Despite everything that is said above, the whole matter is still very controversial. Some places allow certain substances to be categorised as 'organic', depending on the NOG. There was a time when organic food was not in as much demand as it is today. Even though non-organic food sales are much more today, their growth rate is much lesser. In fact many think that the future is organic food, no matter what the situation today is.