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Posted Fri Nov 14 2008: from Charlotte Business Leader:
Demand for organic products driving growth of local farms http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1226672099
 The exact number of farms in the region focusing on organic products isn't known. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services doesn't count organic farms. But Daryl Bowman, director of the N.C. Crop Improvement Association -- a membership-based organization that certifies farms, ranches and other things as organic -- says about 500 N.C. farms are using natural methods. "That number is growing by 25 percent a year," he says. The growers have few problems finding buyers.
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