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USF St. Petersburg student newspaper

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

locally grown foods

Is local the new organic?

You see it everywhere in supermarkets these days, the exalted “certified organic” label. An assumed promise of healthy and environmentally conscious food fit for a guiltless meal. However, a newly emerged concept now threatens the mythos of organic foods — eating locally. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for a product to be labeled