Learn about the numerous benefits gained from being part of a co-op business. Organic Valley and other similar companies have flourished by working as a co-op.

What does it mean to be organic? If the USDA’s proposed new regulations are approved, maybe a little bit less than it used to.

Wal-Mart, the nation's leading food retailer, announced plans on Monday to double its organic offerings in the next two weeks. DeDe Priest, Wal-Mart's senior vice president of dry grocery, told Reuters that Wal-Mart hopes to prove that organic foods aren't “just for the rich.”