Organic Food
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- kushman0
If you join a vegbox scheme you get fresh shit every week. You get little choice about what it is but its local and organic.
The prices are pretty reasonable (for the veg) and if you're like me, you'll really get into learning new way to approach the veg they send.
The main thing is everything you eat is in season. So you kind of feel a bit more connected to what's happening outside
In the uk it's worth checking out http://www.rivernene.co.uk/ (not a bad site either)
Fuck I sound like a hippy!
- omgitsacamera0
i try to get organic if i can
not so much because me and the fam are trying to tighten the belt a smidgewe still get most of the produce at 99 ranch though...
- acescence0
in the big chain grocery stores, there seems to be this stupid effort to make monstrous franken-fruit. sure my apple is the size of my head and a lovely deep red, but it's mealy and flavorless.
- acescence0
i do a weekly seasonal delivery from a co-op, you can select from boxes of varying sizes and it's all local. more expensive than the safeway but certainly cheaper than wholefoods or whatever. lucky to be in northern cal though i guess!
- epikore0
Non organic fruits and vegetables actually make me gag. I also have a hard time digesting ground beef which also has pesticides.
- sureshot0
way to fucking expensive here.
- emukid0
monsanto is the fucking devil
- DrBombay0
We have quite a few farmers markets that are mostly Koreans that sell there, the one nearest is all organic and really cheap.
- loaf0
I am all for it.. i try to buy mainly at farmers markets during our growing season here.. problem is the fucking COST!!! thanksgiving.. i purchased some aromatics.. (celery,carrots,onions,etc..) and 1 apple.. along with a another vegi.. .. 38 dollars.. from whole paycheck.. the lone apple cost more than 3 bucks.. I just went to the local mexican market and bought 5 bags of stuff.. meat,cheese,vegi's.. 25 bucks.. i love the mexican market..
- :) i agree, love the mexican market too!sea_sea
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- sea_sea0
for those of you interested in organic food and not eating geneticaly modified crap check this out. I got this in the mail this week, i guess this would be the spot to post it..
Obama's Secretary of Agriculture
Despite strong opposition, Obama's choice for Secretary of Agriculture is former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack who has actively supported genetically engineered crops and is not a friend to organic gardeners, but instead a friend to the Monsanto, which vigorously promotes genetic engineering and viciously opposes (not an exaggeration) labeling it.
there's a petition to try to block his confirmation and I urge you to also sign it and pass this along to anyone you think would be interested!
- barbara0
been on only organic food for over 3 months now...yes it's much better for your insides and palate has changed. i buy local and have to split my groceries over a few places. i went on some nutrition learning quest awhile ago and it was an effort to make changes but now it's part of the routine.
- sikma0
certainly tastes better
- ninjasavant0
I prefer my food to be made out of food
- bukka0
Yes
organic is better for you and the environment, since it doesn't use pesticides, hormones, etc in food which humans can ingest if they are used.Local Organic is best because its less travel to your home and its usually fresher. Local Farmers Markets are the best but not everyone is graced with them.
- omgitsacamera0
if you want to live a long life
move to okinawa
- DrBombay0
right, in america, it doesn't mean much, if you are going to do it you are better off buying from a co-op.
- Good call. Farm co-ops are pretty neat and cost effective. Buy a share or part of a share and enjoy mounds of veg.harlequino
- yeah I have one near home, fit girlies working there too.DrBombay
- Guess you have teh dairy covered then as well.
;)harlequino - hahahahaha, manDrBombay
- harlequino0
In theory it's great and often worth it, but be warned. Using the term "organic" (in the U.S. anyway) is not as highly regulated as other foods and labels by the FDA. That means that someone could have a food product that is made entirely from mass produced processed ingredients. Toss in one leaf of basil from a regular garden and that can be called "organic."
- magnificent_ruin0
yes