| 1962: | | Rachel Carson’s book "Silent Spring" draws attention to the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment. |
| 1975-1980: | | A small number of Danish farmers start systematically cultivating produce without chemical fertilisers and pesticides. |
| 1981: | | A number of farmers establish the first organic association in Denmark, and the association draws up the first Danish code of practice for organic production. |
| 1982: | | The first organic carrots are sold in grocery stores. The amount produced is small, and so too is consumer interest. |
| 1987: | | The Danish Parliament passes the first Danish act on organic agricultural production.
The red “Ø” label, which guarantees that the product is government certified organic, is launched. |
| 1992: | | The demand for organic products is still so limited that only half of the organic milk that is produced is sold as organic. |
| 1993: | | The supermarket chain SuperBrugsen holds “Organic Week” with massive discounts and wide scale marketing efforts. Other supermarket chains follow suit, resulting in an explosive increase in sales. Now there is suddenly a lack of organic products. |
| 1995: | | The Danish government develops the first of two action plans to advance organic food production in Denmark. |
| 2002: | | A number of organic trade associations merge and establish the Danish Association of Organic Farming, the parent association of Organic Denmark. |
| 2007: | | Sales of organic products increase by an impressive 25 per cent relative to the previous year. |
| 2008: | | Denmark named "Organic Country of the Year" at the world’s biggest organic trade fair BioFach in 2009. |
| 2009: | | Denmark was "Country of the year" at BioFach. 40 danish exhibitors was represented at the Danish stand.
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| 2010: | | The theme for the Nordic area will be the "New Nordic Cuisine" and the Danish exhibitors will present a large variety of exciting organic food of the highest quality. |
