The word “organic” has appeared more and more on items in grocery stores throughout the past few years.



From produce to potato chips, consumers are now given organic options on many of the foods they consume regularly. The question most people are asking is, “are organics really any better for you?”



When consumers purchase organic foods they expect to get more of the ingredients they want, such as vitamins and nutrients, and less of the added things they do not necessarily… Continue

There are many people that steer clear from organic super markets as well as the organic section in a regular supermarket because they assume that the word “organic” is synonymous with the word “expensive.” This is where they are wrong.



Organics are not always more expensive.



I recently did a price comparison between Auburn’s new organic super market, Earth Fare, to a local grocery store.



The results were very surprising.…

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Auburn has a new healthy supermarket called Earth Fare that is scheduled to open June 23, 2010.



Earth Fare’s products stand by 8 health philosophies when selecting products to sell in their stores.



The health philosophies are as follows: 1.) No hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils 2.) No high fructose corn syrup 3.) No artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, or preserves 4.) No antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones or animal… Continue