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Aug 2025
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Intermediate | Organic Food

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Organic food has been available in most supermarkets in places like the US for a while now. Over the last five years China has experienced a boom in this industry. Despite the growing popularity and availability of organic produce in local supermarkets, a lot of people are still unclear on just what makes food organic. Find out by tuning in to today's lesson! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1448

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