Organic can mean relating to living things or the chemistry of carbon-based life. It also describes food grown without most synthetic chemicals or artificial methods.
From Latin “organicus” meaning “serving as an organ or instrument,” from Greek “organikos.” It broadened to mean relating to living organisms, then to a specific style of farming and food production.
In chemistry, ‘organic’ simply means carbon-based, whether it’s a strawberry or a plastic. The food label ‘organic’ hijacked the word and narrowed it to a style of farming, which is why people often confuse the scientific and supermarket meanings.
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