I obtained some organic grapes, but they have seeds in them. It is time-consuming and difficult to have to spit out the seeds whenever I eat a grape. I guess having seeds is a necessary condition for grapes to be organic, though. That is unfortunate, because organic food tends to taste better and is probably more sustainable.
Anyway, ITT we talk about organic foods I guess. Are they great or what?
Every time I think about getting organic milk, I look at the $6 price tag and shudder. So I deal with the $4 normal stuff.
If you wash your veggies in vinegar it removes the pesticides. Of course you'd want to rinse them well afterwards! The one exception is when a layer of wax traps the chemicals in, like on apples. Then you need to buy one of those special vegetable washes in the health food store.
I really wish I could afford organic milk because those hormones are potent! However I am poor so I drink regular.
where do you buy your milk, non-organic milk is only like $3 where I am
Palo Alto. Sometimes you can get $3 if it's on sale.
Daaamn. I shudder at $4 non-organic milk.
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That's a neat tip; however, unfortunately, it doesn't solve the problem that non-organic farming practices are not ecologically sustainable in the long term. For me, that is the main reason to buy organic; I've never gotten sick because the food I ate had pesticides on it.
Organic soymilk is $3.89 here. Not that these comparisons are in any way meaningful without specifying an amount...
A gallon. Although soy is usually in half gallon cartons.
>Not that these comparisons are in any way meaningful without specifying an amount...
It is when the biggest bottle of milk I can get still costs less then the price given.
The idea of organic food appeals too me, especially meats. However, how do you know just how organic an item is? From what I've heard there's not all that much regulation on what is or isn't labelled "organic". I mean, is hormone free milk from artifically impregnated factory cows as organic as hormone free milk from bull impregnated free-range cows?