. The marketing boom has pushed retail sales of organic foods up to $21.1 billion in 2008 from $3.6 billion in 1997. U …

Three-quarters of U.S. residents used the Internet to access information, education, and services in 2007. Broadband … Internet access is becoming essential for both businesses and households; many compare its evolution to other technologies now … enjoy widespread access to the Internet, they are less likely to have high-speed, or broadband, Internet access than their …

As broadband—or high-speed—Internet use has spread, Internet applications requiring high transmission speeds have … broadband use, and other ERS-commissioned studies. In general, rural communities have less broadband Internet use than metro … broadband Internet access had greater economic growth, which conforms to supplemental research on the benefits that rural …