Organic food - I buy it, but why?

[Popeye the Sailor]

I can be my own monument.

Nate can paint you to look like granite.

[mraff]

I like locally produced White Castle sliders

good for you too!!! see link to nutritional values!!!!   


http://www.whitecastle.com/nutrition

I guess since Krystals are now where near as good as sliders..... White Castle is organic and Krystals is genetically modified?

[LMT]

We try to shop in this order: 
Seasonal.  Things only grow at certain times of year here
Local.  How far was it shipped?  2 to 300 miles is ok with me.  Not much more.
Organic.  If in season and local.

We do not maintain 100% adherence to this, but we try.

We do not eat much processed food beyond flour, pasta, and peanut butter.

We have a garden too.

Watch the movie Food Inc.

[mraff]

On a less sarcastic note, you can avoid some of the cost associated with organics at grocery stores by participating in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). In a nutshell, you hit a couple of your local farmers markets or peruse the website below. You "buy" a share with a farm and every week you get a basket of fresh produce. Depending on the farm it may or may not be Organic, but either way it will be fresh. On the plus side, alot of people learn to eat a bunch of green stuff that they never would have bought in the store.

http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ 

[Speedbag]

I can be my own monument.

Exactly.

More specifically, I foresee myself immortalized sorta like Jesus in Rio - huge statue, superbly muscled, scantily clad babe at my feet looking up as if in awe, lions at my feet protecting, blazing sword held high in the air.

It'll be most kickass.  

((thump)) huh

What the f***.....

[ducpainter]

Exactly.

More specifically, I foresee myself immortalized sorta like Jesus in Rio - huge statue, superbly muscled, scantily clad babe at my feet looking up as if in awe, lions at my feet protecting, blazing sword held high in the air.

It'll be most kickass.  

((thump)) huh

What the f***.....

can I pick the color?

[acalles]

Penn & Teller: Bullshit - Organic Taste Test

That being said, I do shop at whole checks foods.

there brilliant, they do actually pick better pieces of produce and better cuts of meat. organic or not, they do get better quality, it is reflected in the price but its worth it to get a cut that doesn't cook down to 1/4 its weight, or fruits that rot in a day or two because they've been sitting too long on the shelf. (I'm looking in your direction albertsons). and their beer selection kicks serious ass.

it doesn't matter to me if the plant is genetically modified, or the cow pumped full of hormones, stomachs breaks most things down in to proteins for digestion. your not going to get anything in inorganic foods that you won't get in organic foods that could make you sick.

and, really, lets face it, without GM foods and pesticides we would loose so much of the crops that food prices would go threw the roof and more people will go hungry.

[ducpainter]

propaganda

[Triple J]

it doesn't matter to me if the plant is genetically modified, or the cow pumped full of hormones, stomachs breaks most things down in to proteins for digestion. your not going to get anything in inorganic foods that you won't get in organic foods that could make you sick.

Sure about that?

http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.07/11-dairy.html

[DoubleEagle]

Fresh is Best !       

After 60 years of eating pretty much whatever, I don't think eating Organic these last 5 years and how ever many I have left will undo the 1st 55.

I eat a lot of Craisins ( Dried Cranberries ) 6 ozs. a day,..........so if they are good for you then may be I'll live a little longer .

If they are not so good for me, ......well then you won't be reading my posts too much longer.

Dolph       

[DesmoLu]

I think organic needs to be taken with a grain of salt since it can be a marketing gimmick just like everything else. Whole Foods has certainly exploited it.

At the end of the day, just buy local, seasonal and tasty produce, from the farmer's markets if you can. Chances are that many farmers aren't going to bother to label things as organic or tout them as such, especially at the Mexican markets I go to in Houston, but it is rather obvious just by looking at and tasting the produce just how 'organic' it really is.

In regards to the milk, that shit is just scary. I don't need a conclusive scientific study to look around this country and see some serious health problems that were not present before our food went big industry.

I'm happy to see so many people interested in eating naturally! It's something I'm truly passionate about. The quality of this crew never ceases to amaze and delight 

[slowpoke13]

So, the milk I'm forced to drink now with labels in a language I don't understand - is that good for me?

Or the extra-homogonized "boxes" of milk that has a shelf life of 3-7 months - is that good for me?

If I can't find any fruit/veggie/meat that hasn't been "designed" to have a shelf life of a month+, it's pretty useless to me.

[rockbender]

+1. I grow as much stuff out back as I can.



It's worth the effort, if you have the space.

Yes, you've hereby been authorized to procreate.  good work!

[Speedbag]

Gonna attempt a small garden again this year....if the bunnehs don't get it all. 

[herm]

rabbit tastes good.