Mail surveys and in-depth interviews were used to gather information from certified organic farmers in Illinois. Brief demographic information is provided. Quotations from these farmers provide rich descriptions of the main things that influence their farming operations. Analysis provides overview of these key factors.

Puerto Rico is particularly well placed to become a major producer of tropical organic products with extensive available land, excellent infrastructure, unfettered access to U.S. markets, and decades of sustained activism. Yet, while other Caribbean countries are investing in the sector, organic production in Puerto Rico is negligible at best. Puerto Rico’s dilemma stands as a warning to countries increasingly pressured to give up their productive sectors in favor of “free trade.”

The results of the study and survey of 1000 households to determine which standards consumers are most interested in supporting through their purchases.

Article in University of California's Small Farm News on the size and growth of organic farming in California, 1992-1995.

Organic farmers have relied on marketing channels, suggesting that earned organic incomea and will depend on farmer's experience in producing and seeling organic products and their comparative advantage in barganing and marketing skills.