One of the latest markets these days is Organic. What once was only found in a few stores in a hit or miss fashion is now represented is every store.
When and how did this most recent push for Organics start? How far from Organics were we, in order for Organics to start again?
The Wikipedia article on history of organic farming has a fair bit of detail and references more comprehensive works.
Short answer: In the 1970s, organic agriculture movements began seeking official status for their products in food and agriculture regulation and marketing. Most of the organic certification designations that are now standard were adopted around the 1990s.
The surge in organic products’ market share has happened mostly within the last ten years, and is partly the cause and partly the effect of the entrance of industrial agribusiness into certified organic agriculture.
Hmm, I thought you were asking about organics in today’s grocery store. You may recall how there were “natural food stores” prior to what has become mainstream.
I guess the better question is “When did food in traditional stores become NOT organic.”