why do you eat organic?

tell everybody here why you choose to go organic.

 

-tastes better
-no wax (if I wanted to eat wax I'd munch on a candle, I'd much rather my fruit and veggies not be shiny and have no wax than be shiny and have shit all over it)
-less illness

there are so many reasons, all together it's just plain better for you. Also, I prefer farmer's markets, becuase then you can get to know who is growing your veggies, and they haven't been falsly ripened. Plus, it can be cheaper if you know how to work it right. Oh, and let's not forget how much better for mamma earth it is!

 

Because no pesticides, and because I am supporting smaller companies who need my money rather than large fruit and veggie companies who don't...Plus, the more you buy organic, the more the prices will go down on them, meaning more people will eat them and everybody will be happy

Peace and Love,
Dan

 

No GMOs, no pesticides, no wax, no petro-chemicals. Also, good organic fruits and vegetables taste better than commercial produce. Also, I can afford to eat organic, so the more organic food I purchase, the more reasonable the prices will become, the greater variety of organic food will be available, the more people will be able to afford organic, etc. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the majority of food produced was organic? The earth would be a healthier place.

 

I don't choose to go organic because I simply cannot afford it.

 

remember,

There is always a way to swing it(the prices that is). I just don't really understand the concept that if i buy organic than the more reasonable prices will become especially if i buy from a supermarket that has a organic section of such. THat doesn't sound very intellegent to the business man aspect of the whole game thang.
I eat organic or a locally grown. I really don't have a real reason other than eat tastes like pure energy electricity as opposed to a chemical food dead and dull.
peace

 

You've eaten electricity?

 

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,
electricity is soo good.
it's vegan to.

 

Though if you're trying to avoid chemicals, avoid batteries. Their electricity is made via a chemical reaction. Just a heads up.

 

good point drumminmama. well said. I buy organic but i also buy apples from this farm up the street claiming to be sustainable(who knows if they use pesticides), either way they are locally grown and i totally support that.

blessings

It's hard to dodge pesticides. I was in manhatten the other day and some guy was walking around with a backpack on connected to a gun thingy. I had no idea what the fuck he was doing until I saw him spraying everything green on the sidewalk(including trees). Fucking pissed me off. Have you seen the pesticide trucks?

 

organic for me = NO migraines.. i must have a pesticide allergy

 

i dodge the pesticides and feel like I am a bit healthier because of it.

 

I went to the local growers markets yesterday. I'd really like to eat organic when I can, but the food there was all about twice the price at least of non-organic food from the fruit and vege store. I'm on too much of a budget right now. Maybe next week...

 

I also dumpster dive ton's of the diggitty dank stuff. For people that are having a hard time paying for thier organics, here's a suggestion. Get a part time job with your local health food store and then get employee discounts and always ask about outdated food and if you can have it.
jahbless

 

"Hey farmer farmer
Put away that d.d.t.
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees"

Organic stuff isn't expensive -- just go to your local farmer's market.

 

wild flower, you haven't been to the local growers market. It is dearer than the local fruit and veg store, by quite a bit.

 

Yeah I have...
The one I went to wasn't expensive at all.

 

Actually, I didn't originally choose to. When I first went vegetarian, I knew a lot about animal rights, but somehow, I'd missed the whole environmentalism thing. (I know, I know, the two go hand in hand, but I was 13 when I went vegetarian. I really hadn't yet been closely exposed to a lot of the movements then that I'm into now) However, the only places where I can get good vegetarian food are in organic food stores and the organic section of Hanniford. So that just kind of happened.

I've found that organic food tastes better and feels lighter going down (don't ask because I don't know), and now that I am into environmentalism, I feel like I'm contributing to a better cause. I live with my family, who are not vegetarians or environmentalists, and organic food costs money and I'm expencive enough just getting seperate meals, so sometimes I'll eat non-organic vegetables because I can't get access to the real thing. I do try, and I'm not upset with my parents for not always getting organic food. They are very encouraging as it is and I really appreciate that they are trying to help me as much as much as they can afford to.

 

I generally do not, but it is likely so that you have a 40% better chance the food is organic. That was what a study I read said, I think it actually said that 40% of food labelled organic is not.