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Go Organic!

April 13, 2009

While I love the deliciousness and wholesomeness of the many organic foods that I buy, I don't especially love how much more I must pay for organic than for non-organically grown.  I don't blame the organic farmers--it's not their fault that responsible stewardship of the land is so much more costly than the alternative--but sometimes, particularly in this economy, it's hard for me to pay organic prices.  Anyway, the bottom line is that I buy organic whenever I can, because I really do believe that organic farming is better for the earth and better for my children.  Plus, in my opinion, organic tastes better.  (Seriously, compare an organically grown tomato to one grown on a big corporate farm or in a hothouse.  Which one is sweeter?  And more juicy?)   Read more...