There's also evidence that organic food has lower toxic, heavy metal levels and less pesticide residue, with organic eggs, meat and dairy products containing more good-for-you omega-3 fatty acids.

Enter organic food. It’s been touted for its health and environmental benefits and more and more companies are selling ...

For example: sending samples of the food to a lab to make sure it is Non-GMO." For organic food shoppers, Consumer Reports gives the "USDA Organic" seal an excellent rating.

Organic foods like sourdough bread, eggs from local chicken coops and vegetables from small gardens are just a few examples of items that will be available in the directory.

For example, specialty grocers like Nature's Food Markets, he said, know it's bad to mix conventional and organic produce. "There's no such thing as carrying conventional and organic," he explained.

Prices for organic fruits and vegetables rose 13.1% over the past year, compared with just under 10% for conventional produce, according to Lending Tree, which drew on weekly retail pricing data ...