Comments on: Organic Can Be Affordable

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:05:30 +0000

Thanks for this post. This is all stuff my husband and I have been trying to work on for a while now. We’re finding the transition to an organic lifestyle is much less overwhelming if we do it slowly, implementing new items/techniques/ideas as we discover them! :-)

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:16:19 +0000

Great info and insight, joining our local CSA made a huge difference in our grocery bill, not to mention the variety of ingredients I started cooking with.

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By: Jami Gensler

Jami Gensler — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:59:06 +0000

Thank you for writing this. It’s very informative. I’ve been considering going organic for a while now and you given me hope that, Yes I can afford to do this. I wasn’t even aware that Costco had an organic section.

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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:21:06 +0000

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By: Missy Wombat

Missy Wombat — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:38:24 +0000

I totally agree with you that organics are affordable. I live in a part of Australia where everything seems to attract big freight costs. So buying local at the weekend markets for produce is a definite bonus for the budget. If I can’t get to those markets, I visit my local organic guy whose prices are frequently lower or the same as the supermarkets. The taste is better, it tends to last much longer and I’m supporting a local business. Only then do I visit the supermarket and I try to stick to the one that supports the local community the most.
I still buy regular milk because here in Australia the dairy industry is still pretty friendly but I definitely buy my eggs organically.
And I am glad that I support the local producers in our area – it makes for much more interesting eating. Last trip to the market I got sapodillas for the kids lunchboxes, winter melon, lots of Asian spinachy type of vegetables etc. The kids learn to eat a wide variety of foods and I learn to cook some really interesting things.
So what if the occasional 1 L bottle of grape juice cost about $8? It’s actually so much superior [and concentrated] that by the time I dilute it down the price is about the same! And I tend to savour the experience much more and take he time to enjoy it.

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:35:22 +0000

Wow, what a great post! I was going to write about this topic on my blog, but you covered it so well, I think I’ll just reference your post. And I didn’t even think of the Amish even though an Amish community is just 30 minutes from my home. While I go to a lot of Farmers’ Markets, I hadn’t even thought of visiting the Amish … except to see the horse and buggies. Thanks for pointing this out to me. Keep up the great blog!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:32:09 +0000

So true. Buying good food is an investment in your health. Will you ever be sorry you invested so much??? I doubt it.

By: Gift of Green

Gift of Green — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:22:32 +0000

This is a great post and Barbara Kingsolver in her new book brings up an eye-opening point (for me anyway) that I’m sure others already live by too – we spend so much time trying to save money on food, when in fact we should not. We are feeding our bodies – so why skimp? If you want to save money stop buying those grande java chip frappacinos that are not fairtrade anyway (not that I would know ANYTHING about what I’m talking about – who me? Sigh.).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:09:48 +0000

Organics Can Be Affordable…

Eating organic can be affordable and practical for average families….