If we eat better food, as a society, we may pay more at the checkout counter. But our insurance premiums drop. Critics like Martosko always seem to miss this.

What makes real food, well, real? The answer in an acronym: SOLE. Real food is characteristically sustainable, organic, local, and ethical.

If you’ve been near the spice racks at your local grocery store, you’ve probably seen a special section for organic varieties. How are they different from non-organic, cheaper spices?

In the United States, food producers must receive certification before they can go about adding ‘organic’ to their label. This is disadvantageous to small (independent) farms, as the process costs more than the label will bring back in revenue.