insideKENT Magazine Issue 37 - April 2015 | Page 60

FOOD+DRINK

10 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY)
DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT ORGANIC
Organic food is everywhere these days; from farmers’ markets to the supermarket,
it is possible to pick up food and drink grown and manufactured in the organic way.
But how much do you really know about what goes into (or doesn’t go into) producing
organic goods? These 10 facts may just surprise you. BY LISAMARIE LAMB

1. Organic is not a new concept
Although it may seem as though organic food
has only been around for a few years, it’s not a
new concept by any means. In fact, before the
Second World War, every crop that was grown
and harvested in the UK was organic, since no
chemicals were used at all. However, the war
left many a scar, and the farming industry was
called upon to produce more and more food for
both the war effort and for