The more I learn, the easier it is to buy organic!

I started out like many people going organic, one step at a time. My whole life, I’ve tried to eat fresh food, keep the processed stuff at a minimum, and basically eat healthy. As I learned new things, I was willing to change. For example, I quit eating veal back in the 70’s after learning how the calves were treated in order to get that tender white meat! I quit diet soda fifteen years ago, when I discovered the effect the chemicals had on my joints. Then as I learned about the hormones and antibiotics given to dairy cows, I began my organic purchasing. Milk was first. Raisins and eggs were next. Couldn’t wash the raisins, and the eggs had a harder shell and tasted better. I was sold!

After a while I started to spend more money on organic vegetables, but I often gave in to temptation to buy the less expensive conventional broccoli when the price difference was a whole dollar! But what I have found, was the more I bought organic, the better I felt. I’m convinced its physical, but I know its mental, too. I feel like I’m buying wholesome, real food and that I am not damaging other people or the earth. And now, as I learn more and more about soil that is fumigated with methyl bromide or pesticide residue found in children’s urine, I won’t touch a conventional strawberry. I am happy to pay for great food, grown right. It tastes better. I feel better. I like how it feels to purchase organic, cook organic and eat organic, as nature intended.