Cheapest way to eat organic..?

RainbowsInTheSpray

... APART from growing it yourself?

I know about the box delivery stuff - which all seems more than expensive to me.

Does anyone have any advice/suggestions?

Debt_Free_Chick

It depends on how far you want to take the Organic principle. Ideally, Organic food would also be LOCAL and seasonal, but this may not be practical where you live.

In any event, I think that organic food is a compromise - it's likely to be more expensive than the non-organic alternative. If you can live with this, then your best bet is to shop around locally.

You might find Big Barn helpful for tracking down local producers, though not all are exclusively organic.

HTH

Skintmama

I always check the "reduced" shelves in the chilled section at the supermarket several times during a shop-organic meat often turns up on there. It then gets frozen once I am home.

Farm shops can vary according to their market I find so it is worth finding one that isn't in a very affluent area. Stick to the fresh ingredients as most organic processed food is very costly.

Check prices often for organic ingredients that are canned or in packets (you can check online for the supermarkets) and buy in bulk when the prices are reasonable.

I used to belong to a food co-op where a group of us had food delivered and then shared the cost. This was definitely money saving.

We are not exclusively buying organic, often the meat I buy is locally and naturally reared, direct from the farmer or in a meat box.

When you have bought so carefully the other aspects are cooking thriftily and having no waste.

Good luck and I look forward to reading more suggestions.

MrsTinks

My boxed scheme actually works out cheaper like for like on fresh organic veg than Mr T - Mr T is cheaper on things like flour, sugar and other non fresh produce - and the box scheme don't use loads of plastic etc to pack it grrrrr - added benefit is if you don't use Mr T you are not likely to impulse buy so much so a few £ extra might be worth it compared to cost of all those extra things you couldn't resist in Mr Ts well if you're like me that is

Hardup_Hester

I have to admit,we don't eat organic apart from what I grow. I just cannot afford it.
Hester

MrsTinks

Still a lot better than a lot of people I am sure Hester So I wouldn't feel too bad about it
Organic ISN'T cheap but because I impulse buy if I enter a supermarket (only supermarkets mind... clothes shops etc don't affect me in the least!) then for me organic veg boxes actually saves me money Granted I could buy cheaper by leaving my house and entering the supermarket or shops - but I know myself and I'd end up with stuff I don't need... If you're on a budget that is tight then organic probably isn't ideal...

RainbowsInTheSpray

tine wrote:

My boxed scheme actually works out cheaper like for like on fresh organic veg than Mr T

I assume you mean cheaper than Mr T's organic veg rather than his bog standard veg..?

MrsTinks

RainbowsInTheSpray wrote:

I assume you mean cheaper than Mr T's organic veg rather than his bog standard veg..?

Yes I did say

like for like on fresh organic veg

- so that would generally mean that to be like for like both would have to be organic...