• From 1997–2005, Michigan’s certified organic cropland increased by 166 percent; the United States as a whole increased 63 percent over the same time period. • Only 3 percent of Michigan’s certified organic farm acreage (45,500 acres) was in fruit production in 2005. Eighty percent of the organic acreage was planted to beans and grains. • The average size of certified organic fruit and vegetable farms was 117 acres, with 85 acres in production. • Most of the state’s certified organic farmers have been certified for less than ten years and –transitioned from conventional farming. • Certified organic fruit acreage […]