Do You Buy Organic Foods?

Do You Buy Organic Foods?


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nathan

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I thought of this based on abomb's thread about Shamrock.

Personally, I don't buy into the hype.
 

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There are some things I would buy organic...too tired to think of any off the top of my head. Milk--probably not on a regular basis. I'd like to try it to see if there is a taste difference, though.
 

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There is a real taste difference in milk. 1% tastes like whole...rich and creamy.

We buy Shamrock for the kids anyway, if we aren't buying organic, because regular Shamrock doesn't use the main growth hormone. I buy organic veggies when I can. Trying to get organic beef but it's so expensive, though Costco now has some ground beef 3 lbs for $12 which is pricey, but not exorbitant.

I do buy the organic argument...with girls getting their periods earlier and earlier these days and the only thing that has changed is the processed foods we eat I think there is a relationship there.

My wife and I like the organic milk, but drink the non because it's terribly expensive and we drink a lot of milk. If money was no object, we'd drink only organic. But we do get it for our kids...the less hormones and such for them, the better.
 

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I try to buy organic whenever I can - mostly meats and fruits (especially berries). Thankfully there is a Sunflower market near me.
 

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No. I wish we had a Sunflower, Wild Oats or Trader Joe's in Anthem though.
 

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Since all foods are organic, yes I buy "organic" all of the time.

Now as for buying food with no additives.........not really its a rip-off.
 

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I always buy organic milk and organic/cage-free eggs. I mostly buy organic produce, unless it is something like bananas, watermelon or anything else with a decent outer "shell."

I am happy to hear the news about Shamrock Farms. :)
 

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Organic is a big conspiracy to charge you more for the same crap. JMHO.

If anything Organic should be cheaper. They arent paying for hormones and pesticdes etc...

Its a racket.

I dont agree with Donald that Organic milk tastes any different.
 

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Organic is a big conspiracy to charge you more for the same crap. JMHO.

If anything Organic should be cheaper. They arent paying for hormones and pesticdes etc...

Its a racket.

I dont agree with Donald that Organic milk tastes any different.

The reason it is more expensive is because it isn't mass produced (or at least that's what I'm guessing).

Ideally, all "health" food should be cheaper, but it isn't.
 

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The reason it is more expensive is because it isn't mass produced (or at least that's what I'm guessing).

Ideally, all "health" food should be cheaper, but it isn't.

Whomever owns an organic farm should cost less to run than the latter. Regardless of how many acres they are growing. I would beg to differ though that its not mass produced with the # of Wild Oats, Trader Joes, Whole Foods, regular grocery stores that offer organic items etc..... that this stuff is being grown in pretty damn large quantities.

Also Organic also mean no pesticides unless Im mistaken. How are their crops surviving then? How close are they to another farmer who uses the stuff etc...?

I think the whole thing is a sham!
 
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I try to buy organic meats whenever possible -- there is a REAL taste difference in pork and many cuts of beef, and Turkey. Don't notice it as much in chicken. Always get organic dairy products, esp butter, for health as well as flavor. I only get organic celery -- much sweeter and milder, as are carrots, tomatoes, but a lot of vegetables I don't notice a big diff. Strawberries, definitely. Some nuts -- walnuts and oily nuts esp taste milder and sweeter.

Since pesticides and estrogenic hormones and crud accumulate in fats in foods, there is a really legit reason to go organic for dairy products, or for cuts of meat where fat is involved in marbling or just a richer type of meat.
 

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Integrated pest management is non-pesticide farming, but that doesn't mean it's not high-tech and expensive. If you're imagining old farmer Brown out there, you're way out of touch. For example, best way to deal with aphids and whitefly is with a cross between a vacuum-cleaner and a tractor, if the natural predator lacewing larvae and wasps can't keep them under control. There are rules and analyses to try to prevent pesticide drift and the like. It also means soil management practices involving laser-adjusted plowing, irrigation, etc. the same as any modern farmer uses.
 

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I think the cost of organic foods has little to do with the production costs. It's a matter of supply and demand. Since the supply of organics is much smaller, still, than the others, that's why a higher cost is involved. The price has to be higher to do better than break-even when you have less to sell.
 

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I agree. I don't believe it's MORE expensive than regular farming, at least for most crops -- although with animals you can't pump them up faster with hormones, so the annual 'harvest' is smaller or takes longer.
I'm just saying if people think 'they don't use chemicals, it should be cheaper,' they're not aware of how high tech even organic farming has become.
 
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