Do you guys buy organic?

[Leo]

As the title says. Organic is more expensive but just wanted to know if people here buy organic stuff.

[Leo]

Any thoughts?

[ThriftoRama]

We buy organic when we can.
Milk always
yogurt mostly
veggies and fruit more often than not.

[FLA]

I used to buy mostly organic meat and soft fruit, like peaches. But that was when I was running my own household and working. It was tricky to convince the family when we combined households, then I got sick and I can't justify the cost, except for ground beef. Everyone buys into buying organic ground beef after I made them watch something horrifying on Netflix, Food Inc if I remember correctly, and read a Consumer Reports article, lol.

at least in the summer/fall we buy produce from a friend's farm store and we know exactly what we are getting

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

No, I don't. But I eat lots of vegetables, fruits, and herbs from my own garden.

What about you, Leo? Do you buy organic?

[MonkeyMama]

No, we don't buy anything organic. We don't buy into the marketing and hype.

[bjl584]

No. I eat healthy, but I don't buy into the whole organic thing. I've read that the sources and methods used to grow a lot of that stuff is questionable at best. The definition of "organic" is fuzzy. The whole organic thing is a lot of scam and hype.

[Fishindude77]

This is one of the biggest rip off scams going.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Milk yes and fruits on the dirty dozen I try. Truth is that sometimes there is no organic option for fruits and veggies. I certainly watch price point and i can't justify it.

[Leo]

I used to buy mostly organic meat and soft fruit, like peaches. But that was when I was running my own household and working. It was tricky to convince the family when we combined households, then I got sick and I can't justify the cost, except for ground beef. Everyone buys into buying organic ground beef after I made them watch something horrifying on Netflix, Food Inc if I remember correctly, and read a Consumer Reports article, lol.

at least in the summer/fall we buy produce from a friend's farm store and we know exactly what we are getting

Yeah I saw that movie. I will probably start buying organic for meats. I don't think I can do the whole organic veggies and fruits, it's just too expensive. Maybe some but not all.

No, I don't. But I eat lots of vegetables, fruits, and herbs from my own garden.

What about you, Leo? Do you buy organic?

Just started into the 'organic' thing. It's a little expensive but I think I would go organic for meats but not all fruits and veggies.

[ua_guy]

No, we don't specifically go out of our way to buy organic.

My sister gets into that--big time. She shops almost exclusively at Whole Foods and Costco for organic stuff, which I just don't get. The amount they spend on food must be incredible.

[FLA]

I used to work right by a co-op where I could get organic meat and some fruits and vegetables and not be crazy in the pricing. But now the gas to drive there and the extra cost, I can't justify it. It may be all hype, I certainly buy non-organic fruits and veggies, esp in the winter, but they found a sucker in me when it comes to ground beef. I just cannot stomach the thought, the "pink slime", etc.

DS took a year off before college, became vegan and was preaching me the whole organic thing. He lives with his dad now who was not convinced to blow the food budget on everything organic. So DS tried on his minimum wage job, working doubles, to do it himself, he conceded it was too expensive, he couldn't sustain and save for school. Likely a similar experience for people on SNAP, I would expect.

[amastewa93]

When I can, I garden my own veggies. I am vegan (for digestion issues, not anything moral). I also tend to stay gluten free (nothing made with yeast), so I buy a lot of fresh fruit and veggies (in the winter when I cannot garden).

[ua_guy]

When I can, I garden my own veggies. I am vegan (for digestion issues, not anything moral). I also tend to stay gluten free (nothing made with yeast), so I buy a lot of fresh fruit and veggies (in the winter when I cannot garden).

My parents have taken up gardening in retirement--their efforts make for some really great produce. I don't know about cost, but it's definitely better than what I can find at the grocery store, regular or organic. Like you it's not a moral thing and they're not even vegan, it's just something to do. And they've turned into those "here, take something from the garden--we can't eat it all" people. lol If you go over there, you're coming home with produce whether you want it or not!

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Cool, amastewa93-- you grow your own! Do you grow organically?

But nothing made with yeast? What, no beer, no wine? No kombucha, no kefir? No yeast-raised baked goods with non-gluten grains?