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Linny:
This was our first year with a garden and I found out quickly what I was really missing in it. We provided the tilling and the land and our neighbors provided the plants. We had tomatoes galore!  Also tons of hot peppers!  :o And too much cabbage! The cheapest way to go organic that is for sure.
Our neighbor had plum and peach trees that he let us pick from.

I notice that you can buy more and more organic in the groceries. And I always look for the markdowns. Organic lettuce (we buy mostly Romaine) is really not that much more expensive. We always buy that.
Farmers Markets are another good place to buy.

My favorite thing this fall was our apple tree. We've been here for 3 summers and this was the first time it produced. WOW. My kids and the kids we keep are constantly walking around with a fresh, organic apple!

Thanks for the list Kat.

By the way, in case you didn't know this, once you try organic carrots, you'll never go back. Organic celery too.
Both are SO much better tasting than the regular.

And if you juice the produce, I've heard it said that the poisonous stuff sticks to the pulp so when we sift it well, we aren't getting too many toxins.  :P

Lin

Craig:
I'm not sure I would put alot of stock in this groups findings.

http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/113

Craig

Kat:

Thanks Craig,

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is the cauldron where some of the worst science and most creative smear campaigns are cooked up. A web of vested interests including both organic marketers and their public relations operatives reap the benefits of these deceptive advocacy campaigns.

 >:(  Who can you believe  ???

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Linny:
It is sad, if you are in a business needing to make a profit, you often find yourself talking about the other guy to make your own product look better.

That being said, and not knowing anything about either of these particular "watch groups", here is some pretty commonsensible info on organics and why they are better for us...

"Organic farming differs from conventional farming in the methods used to grow crops. Where traditional farmers apply chemical fertilizers to the soil to grow their crops, organic farmers feed and build soil with natural fertilizer. Traditional farmers use insecticides to get rid of insects and disease, while organic farmers use natural methods such as insect predators and barriers for this purpose. Traditional farmers control weed growth by applying synthetic herbicides, but organic farmers use crop rotation, tillage, hand weeding, cover crops and mulches to control weeds.
The result is that conventionally grown food is often tainted with chemical residues, which can be harmful to humans. There is debate over whether dietary exposure to pesticides at levels typically found on food is dangerous, but experts say that consumers should use caution. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers 60 percent of herbicides, 90 percent of fungicides and 30 percent of insecticides to be carcinogenic.
Pesticides can have many negative influences on health, including neurotoxicity, disruption of the endocrine system, carcinogenicity and immune system suppression. Pesticide exposure may also affect male reproductive function and has been linked to miscarriages in women.

Aside from pesticide contamination, conventional produce tends to have fewer nutrients than organic produce. On average, conventional produce has only 83 percent of the nutrients of organic produce. Studies have found significantly higher levels of nutrients such as vitamin C, iron, magnesium and phosphorus, and significantly less nitrates (a toxin) in organic crops.

Buy Organic Produce. Buying organic is currently the best way to ensure that your food has not been genetically modified. By definition, food that is certified organic must be free from all GM organisms, produced without artificial pesticides and fertilizers and from an animal reared without the routine use of antibiotics, growth promoters or other drugs."

We are losing our bees due to pesticides. This is a scary thing knowing how much the bee population does for our planet.
Toxins are bad, natural ways are better.  ;)

Lin

gmik:
Kat, where (or what #) would you think is a good place to draw the line between organic/regular??  Is 50 too high???  I really want to start buying more organic.  Thanks.

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