Organic food has been on the rise since it came into fashion; vegetables, fruit, grains, dairy and meat grown and processed using non-conventional methods not only tend to carry a hefty price tag, but are usually thought to be of higher quality and better for health, although production of organic food products may not be good for the environment.

A study shows that organic peas, farmed in Sweden, have around a 50 percent bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed peas.

Recently, it was reported that organic food had a larger impact on the Earth’s climate than previously thought, mostly because of how much land is required to grow it compared to conventionally grown food, according to the Economic Times.

Organic food has become so popular in the United States that the US Department of Agriculture has even provided certain requirements for certification of organic products depending on how much of the product is made organically.

Putting aside the health benefits, the yields each hectare produces for organically grown food is much lower than conventionally grown food because of the lack of fertilizers.