http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/01/30/organic-foods-health-or-hype/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:38:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/01/30/organic-foods-health-or-hype/comment-page-1/#comment-16724 sarah Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:30:42 +0000 http://talk.thelife.com/blogs/talk/2008/01/30/organic-foods-health-or-hype/#comment-16724 I buy my produce from a local farm market where I am told the origin of all the fruits and veggies. I do this because I want to support our local farmers and minimize the distance food travels from the field to my plate. The fact that the farm grows their goodies in a field behind the market, and does so organically, is just a bonus. However, when I'm in the grocery store I just can't bear to pay the extra cost to go 100% organic. I've also heard that the benefit of organic is higher for some products over others, and that one can reap most of the benefits by just going organic on the biggest pesticide offenders. Is this true? I buy my produce from a local farm market where I am told the origin of all the fruits and veggies. I do this because I want to support our local farmers and minimize the distance food travels from the field to my plate. The fact that the farm grows their goodies in a field behind the market, and does so organically, is just a bonus. However, when I’m in the grocery store I just can’t bear to pay the extra cost to go 100% organic. I’ve also heard that the benefit of organic is higher for some products over others, and that one can reap most of the benefits by just going organic on the biggest pesticide offenders. Is this true?

]]> http://powertochange.com/blogposts/2008/01/30/organic-foods-health-or-hype/comment-page-1/#comment-15645 Tracy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:15:37 +0000 http://talk.thelife.com/blogs/talk/2008/01/30/organic-foods-health-or-hype/#comment-15645 I currently do not buy organic foods, mostly because of the difference in price, but also because as your post states, the evidence for benefits is varied. Even though the prices have dropped in the past few years as organic farming became more popular, I don't see myself buying organic until they are just as affordable as non-organic. In the meantime, I'll be taking my vitamins (which ends up being cheaper) to offset the extra antioxidants and nutrients I won't be getting from organic food. I currently do not buy organic foods, mostly because of the difference in price, but also because as your post states, the evidence for benefits is varied. Even though the prices have dropped in the past few years as organic farming became more popular, I don’t see myself buying organic until they are just as affordable as non-organic. In the meantime, I’ll be taking my vitamins (which ends up being cheaper) to offset the extra antioxidants and nutrients I won’t be getting from organic food.

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