Organic, is it worth the extra cost?

Well, I am in two minds. I visited the Henry Doubleday Research Foundation, which you may know is the largest Organic Institution in Europe, whilst no one was looking I popped round the back of a greenhouse and spoke to the chaps working there. They confirmed to me that they use Glyphosate weed killer, now it may be that that is not a particularly harmful chemical but it makes you wonder. I did for a while grow organic fruit and veg in a poly-tunnel until a dispute with the landowner and a road traffic accident forced me to close down all the best urban

I guess it depend on the type of organic food you are talking about, and the type of pesticide and insecticide the farmers use in growing their crop. In some cases, organic food are better, so they deserve to be priced higher. While for other crops, you may be wasting your money to buy organic where a cheaper version is available without causing health hazard to your well being. It all depend on how much health hazard the organic food can help to avert poison and toxin entering your body, then it may worth the extra cost.

Organic is totally worth it if it is truly organic. I don't believe everything that is labeled organic is; therefore, I believe some items we buy in good faith are not worth what we are charged. Our best bet is to grow our own organic foods and research the rest of the story behind any organic product we may be interested in buying.

Well, I would love to have organic foods all the time but in my condition right now, I can't do it yet. The extra cost is a little price to pay for a better and healthier lifestyle.

I think organic food is much better than veggies full of pesticides. But I always wonder whether the so called organic foods are truly without any added poison. So 2 years ago, I started to make raised beds in my yard to plant some veggies. The first year was a mess, with almost no produce, but I have been learning reading at the web and discovering some secrets to make the veggies grow. So my organic veggies are homegrown , at least most of them. You don´t need a lot of soil: most of the veggies can be grown in containers, even potatoes.

many people have a different opinion on this. but according to me i spend it right away and enjoy my life. but unfortunately i don't have money to spend and enjoy. i'm trying for it.

Hi jodylee, it's not worth to pay extra money on organic products, unless they are authentic foods and products which are healthy and nutritive. The price of organic products available in the market here are very much higher than the ordinary ones. Nowadays lots of people tend to have high consciousness in taking healthy foods and never bother to pay more for safety purpose. Real organic corps and products are safe from chemical fertilizers as well as pesticides. It's sad and disappointed that many irresponsible culprits that have malicious intention to grab such opportunity to make big business. They sell non organic foods and products with organic label sticking on them How petty they are to take mean advantage on innocent people It's wise to walk away if we really don't know it the so-called organic stuffs are genuine. Happy posting

Hiya jody, Again it does depend on what you are looking for to eat all the time. For example Tomatoes here a lot of them are supposed to be organic but when you actually prepare them and taste them you realize that they are not. True it is that the tomatoes here are more or less the same price but yesterday I bought tomatoes that tasted and were much better than organic ones the so called organic ones. Only way to know is to grow your own I suppose. At least that way you know that they are yours and will taste proper like they should. Other kinds of Food like Greenstuff I bought some at a Shop that was supposed to be organic and again they did not taste like anything at all. I have tasted better Greenstuff from the normal Shop. Guess its a no win game in a way unless you grow that as well it will be the only way of knowing that it is the real thing. Mainly I stay away from organic stuff and stick to the ordinary food.xxx

I would love to eat organic food, and benefit from all it's health advantages, but realistically I don't think I would like to spend the extra just because it is. And then you have the doubt of some organic food being really 'organic'. Some are just relying on it's marketability without any real difference from regular food. I just walk on by.