May 16, 2003 Table of Contents 1. Introduction......................................................................................(3) 2. Theory behind "We are what we eat" Post modern views on "Consumption" and "Self Concept"...........................(4) 3. Greens in Senate, Organics in the Market Brief summary on consumption of organic products..................................(5) 4.Who is buying Organic Food ?..............................................................(6) 5. Why people buy organic? What do they "expect"? Motivation and Organic Product............................................................(7) 6. What should and could be done? Marketing Implications.........................................................................(10) 7. It is a rare chance Conclusion........................................................................................(11) 8. References.......................................................................................(12) 1. Introduction Although most of the food purchasing decisions are …showed first 75 words of 2730 total…

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