Monthly Archives: April 2010
Where Do Organic Foods Come From?
There are two categories of organic food suppliers: local businesses such as small family farms, and larger producers that grow crops for export too. Small farms have the support of local communities and regional governments and they usually provide the necessary items for the neighborhood. These organic food suppliers are both producers and sellers at the same time. The common items they provide include meat and fish, eggs and dairies, fruits and vegetables. Yet, larger organic food suppliers offer products that are not available locally. Depending on the situation, several types of business qualify in the category of organic food suppliers. Thus, both producers and intermediaries are organic food suppliers, according to whom they sell their products to. For instance, hypermarkets usually buy from large companies and organic food suppliers that that are not producers but intermediaries between large stores and local farms. This direct management with hypermarkets usually falls in the territory of powerful businesses that have a name in the branch. The business size is another criterion of classifying organic food suppliers. Consequently, we can identify organic food suppliers that operate in small shops usually belonging to a family who runs the organic farm too, medium-sized retailers and
