organic is it worth it?

missjames

I know organic is better but my question is how much better?

Is it twice as good making it worth spending twice the money?

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browneyedbazzi

In what way is organic better?

Do you think it is nutritionally superior? Better from an environmental perspective? Better tasting?

What are your priorities?

DPJames

Of course it's not worth it, that's why no one buys it!

comeandgo

I buy organic when I can. I grew up on a farm and seeing the workers put on full protective gear to spray the veg and being told not to go in the fields after spraying there is no way I'm eating lots of treated veg. I do understand that millions of people eat these veg and thrive on them but it's not for me.

nanto3girls

I can't tell the difference between organic and non organic.

missjames

browneyedbazzi wrote: »

In what way is organic better?

Do you think it is nutritionally superior? Better from an environmental perspective? Better tasting?

What are your priorities?

Yes organic is nutritionally superior, if it is truly organic then it will not have harmful chemicals in it.

comeandgo wrote: »

I buy organic when I can. I grew up on a farm and seeing the workers put on full protective gear to spray the veg and being told not to go in the fields after spraying there is no way I'm eating lots of treated veg. I do understand that millions of people eat these veg and thrive on them but it's not for me.

This is a great point that most do not understand.

I would add that the quality of the food has so much to do with the soil and the lack of chemicals. With meat and eggs same thing its all about the food and the chemicals drugs or lack thereof. Also the stress levels of the plants/animals. Also the drugs they are fed so they can survive in poor conditions.

Yes ofcourse organic is far superior but is the stuff i the supermarket really organic?

Its constantly changing and will have changed by the time you are reading this from when I'm writing it. But the truth is the over complexity of the details is there to hide the truth not reveal it. For example products with a minimum 70% organic ingredients can be labelled “made with organic ingredients”. But such a label carries no guarantees about what else might be in the product. There are all sorts of other loopholes where the product can legally say organic but its not really organic by my definition.

To cut a long story short my opinion is obviously organic is better than foods grown with synthetic methods. But just because the label says organic does not mean it is organic. The only way to know for sure is to grow, forage and catch your own. Apart from that do your research and find out the details to see the actual difference between the organic labelled one and the non organic option. Many times there is not much difference just a technicality.

browneyedbazzi

There is very little evidence that organic produce is nutritionally superior to other produce. A lot of people assume that it must be better, buy into the hype/marketing and what some popular tv chefs say etc, but science (so far) hasn't backed up that view.

There is a big difference between mass-produced and home grown (home grown produce often has much more flavour in my experience) but that has nothing to do with whether it is organic or not - more to do with the varieties that are home grown being different to those grown to stock supermarket shelves and home grown produce being eaten much fresher.

dandelionclock30

If you want organic without paying high prices then grow your own. I grew some potatoes and onions last year and they must have cost about £5-6 in total. I got loads of produce so I had to give lots away to friends and neighbours. I wasnt messing about with manure or compost, just straight in the earth.

terra_ferma

I try to eat organic meat because I can't bear the thought of eating flesh from animals that have been treated badly, like all battery chickens (even free range ones, the difference is minimal they are still debeaked etc as far as I know). It doesn't taste as good and it can't be good for you to be eating animals that have been living in fear, pain, distress and full of illnesses.

Supermarket organic meat is probably not as good as proper farm meat, but it's much much better than non-organic.

strandedinaber

missjames wrote: »

I know organic is better but my question is how much better?

Is it twice as good making it worth spending twice the money?

ethicalcorp.com/supply-chains/organic-food-%E2%80%93-what-%E2%80%98organic%E2%80%99-label-really-worth

That's all down to you and your priorities. For me, yes it is. I eat only organic meat and go organic on fruit and veg wherever possible.

It's much cheaper to get organic food from local or national box schemes than the supermarkets.

missjames

strandedinaber wrote: »

That's all down to you and your priorities. For me, yes it is. I eat only organic meat and go organic on fruit and veg wherever possible.

It's much cheaper to get organic food from local or national box schemes than the supermarkets.

I am very interested in this can you post some info?