Organic food — defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as food produced using sustainable agriculture and production practices — has been available in mainstream supermarkets for years.

Here’s how they stack up against their conventional counterparts. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Legaspi Q: Buying organic can get expensive. Does the ...

Summer is a time for farmer’s markets, supermarkets teeming with warm-weather produce—and sticker shock at the high prices for organic offerings. This begs the question whether organic fruits and ...