DENVER (AP) -- Colorado farms sold $70.2 million in organic products in 2008.

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released results this week showing Colorado had 220 organic farms in 2008, and 34 percent of them had been in organic production for less  than10 years.

That includes farms that are certified organic and those that are exempt from certification because they have less than $5,000 in annual sales.

Food is considered organic if it's produced without pesticides, petroleum- or sewage sludge-based fertilizers, herbicides, genetic engineering, antibiotics, growth hormones or irradiation. Animals must be fed organic feed and have access to the outdoors. Figures for last year aren't available.

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