Comments on: What If I Can’t Afford Organic? http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/ Respect Your Food. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:01:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Organic means healthy « Food Kills http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-172538 Organic means healthy « Food Kills Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:27:56 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-172538 [...] caveat: not all vegetables are made equal.  The Modern Forager posted a great article on the most and least contaminated produce.  The less contaminated produce might not provide [...] [...] caveat: not all vegetables are made equal.  The Modern Forager posted a great article on the most and least contaminated produce.  The less contaminated produce might not provide [...]

]]> By: Marc http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2453 Marc Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:39:31 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2453 Scott, Great post. There is minimal cost difference between organic and conventional celery. (If bought in bunches) Most people like it pre-packaged. I was not aware that conventional celery was on the avoid list. The organic is so much tastier and greener. Also see my blog in regards to the Farmers market. Oh the treasures that can be gotten there ;-) Thanks for you great blog. Marc Scott,
Great post. There is minimal cost difference between organic and conventional celery. (If bought in bunches) Most people like it pre-packaged. I was not aware that conventional celery was on the avoid list.
The organic is so much tastier and greener.

Also see my blog in regards to the Farmers market.
Oh the treasures that can be gotten there ;-)
Thanks for you great blog.

Marc

]]> By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2450 Scott Kustes Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:54:34 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2450 Dan, That is a certainty. It's all about priorities and our society prioritizes things over health. It's all about the Joneses and nobody knows what the Joneses eat, but they sure know where they live and what they drive. Farmer's markets are great places to get organic or nearly organic fruits and vegetables, though the average person would never think of that....farmer's markets are where those "health nuts" hang out. Besides, farmer's markets aren't usually just around the corner like the local supermarket and you can't get Chocolate Coated Sugar Bombs there either. Oh well...leaves more good food for us. Cheers Scott Dan, That is a certainty. It’s all about priorities and our society prioritizes things over health. It’s all about the Joneses and nobody knows what the Joneses eat, but they sure know where they live and what they drive. Farmer’s markets are great places to get organic or nearly organic fruits and vegetables, though the average person would never think of that….farmer’s markets are where those “health nuts” hang out. Besides, farmer’s markets aren’t usually just around the corner like the local supermarket and you can’t get Chocolate Coated Sugar Bombs there either. Oh well…leaves more good food for us.

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: Dan http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2446 Dan Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:38:53 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2446 The main issue as I see it is not the cost but priorities. A $3,000 flat screen TV will buy a lot of organic groceries. Do you really need a 50-inch TV or could you settle for 32-inch - or even stick with your tube TV? Are both those two overseas holidays you take every year absolutely vital? How important is it to change your car every 3 years for the latest/greatest model? And so on. The money is usually there. It's just a matter of how much you value the massive reduction in pesticides, herbicides, growth hormones etc you get from organic. Most people clearly don't care. I was back in the UK for a few weeks over Christmas and the New Year. My local Tesco had shelves groaning with organic produce. The local wholefood shop had a tremendous selection as well. I bought 500g (~1lb) of organic marrowfat peas for 59 pence. I could get a gammon joint from a locally reared pig for three quid. Soak the peas overnight, then the next morning put them in the slow cooker with the gammon, a chopped onion and carrot (organic) and 3 litres of water. 12 hours later you have some fantastic pea and ham soup, perfect for lunch on a cold winter day. 4 quid (probably about $4 in the US) makes enough for 6 portions - 4 of these portions were frozen for later consumption. How can that be considered expensive? It takes some thought and planning but very little preparation time or energy costs. People just can't be bothered to make even this minimal effort, that's the honest truth. The main issue as I see it is not the cost but priorities. A $3,000 flat screen TV will buy a lot of organic groceries. Do you really need a 50-inch TV or could you settle for 32-inch - or even stick with your tube TV? Are both those two overseas holidays you take every year absolutely vital? How important is it to change your car every 3 years for the latest/greatest model? And so on. The money is usually there. It’s just a matter of how much you value the massive reduction in pesticides, herbicides, growth hormones etc you get from organic. Most people clearly don’t care.

I was back in the UK for a few weeks over Christmas and the New Year. My local Tesco had shelves groaning with organic produce. The local wholefood shop had a tremendous selection as well. I bought 500g (~1lb) of organic marrowfat peas for 59 pence. I could get a gammon joint from a locally reared pig for three quid. Soak the peas overnight, then the next morning put them in the slow cooker with the gammon, a chopped onion and carrot (organic) and 3 litres of water. 12 hours later you have some fantastic pea and ham soup, perfect for lunch on a cold winter day. 4 quid (probably about $4 in the US) makes enough for 6 portions - 4 of these portions were frozen for later consumption. How can that be considered expensive? It takes some thought and planning but very little preparation time or energy costs. People just can’t be bothered to make even this minimal effort, that’s the honest truth.

]]> By: DaveC http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2426 DaveC Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:32:43 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/29/what-if-i-cant-afford-organic/#comment-2426 I mostly eat 2, 3, 8, 11 and 12 from the top list, and 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, & 11 from the bottom. It's good to have some guidelines for helping with the food budget!! Thanks!! I mostly eat 2, 3, 8, 11 and 12 from the top list, and 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, & 11 from the bottom. It’s good to have some guidelines for helping with the food budget!! Thanks!!

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