. . . into your local supermarket: “Hippie cuisine has come of age and, ironically, has become very big business. The past 10 years have witnessed an explosion in the organic and natural foods marketplace with sales of organic food growing five times faster than food sales in general, according to the Organic Trade Association. With national standards in place, organic producers will continue to supply a hungry market that is expected to continue growing up to 25 percent a year. Most surprisingly, a recent survey conducted by Prevention magazine and the Food and Marketing Institute (FMI) found that 53 percent of all organic food is now purchased at conventional supermarkets.” —Chicago Tribune