Face it, today’s modern farming is full of chemicals, fertilizers, herbicides, growth hormones, animal antibiotics, insecticides and other things has practically mutated what we eat today. The Turkish people have begun to notice this, and started to act against it, starting a whole new sector in farming.

It has always been known that unhealthy food makes the human body unhealthy when consumed. But today’s ‘healthy’ foods have become packed full of types of chemicals that leaves the growth and processing of said foods in ways that one should not consume. This puts the well being of people at risk, mainly those within large cities.

These non-organic farms also have a negative impact on the environment that can not be reversed. This is caused by the chemicals used. For this reason, organic growing has gotten the attention in Turkey. To some farmers in various locations throughout Turkey, organic growing has been the new normal for them. Turkey has become aware of the dangers of the unhealthy foods and growing/treating styles.

Recent data shows, from the Agricultural Ministry that there was a major increase in land, foods produced and the weight of food produced that was organic since 2002 to 2010. In 2002 there were 150 different types of organic products that were being grown within Turkey. The amount of land that was being used in Turkey was only 89,827 square meters.

In Turkey, by the end of 2010, there was a total of 11,179 different types of organic products that were being grown, 331,361 tons worth of organic goods that were produced, and 191,785 square meters worth of farm land dedicated to organic produce