Comments on: 12 foods you don’t REALLY have to buy organic

By: healing auto-immune disease, by someone who’s been there #1 | Sarah Wilson

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:15:42 +0000

[...] I eat organic produce where possible. For a list of foods that are best to buy organic, go here. I find eating organic also makes me a more mindful eating (mostly cos the stuff costs a [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:44:39 +0000

I like this…this is the angle that gets me fired up, too!

By: Prince

Prince — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:42:46 +0000

Hi Sarah. You may find this amusing, but I never have been picky about organic or not. However, after reading this post I learned something…the pesticides and chemicals finding their way back into our rivers and underground water…and for me this is motivating enough to start going organic. Thanks.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:12:28 +0000

i get a certain satisfaction, too, from thinking, “hey, I’m contributing to the demand”.

By: Carmela Leone

Carmela Leone — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:17:16 +0000

Hi Sarah,
I buy whatever organic food I can find and have done for over 20 years.
I figure that non-organic food is way too cheap. Have you ever tried to grow food? It costs! I believe that what I pay for organic food is like paying a fair price for the product.
And it helps the earth – bonus.
Buying only organic does mean I have less choice, it’s true. And what a blessing that is. I don’t have difficulty making decisions about what to buy and from where. I just buy organic. Now that makes my life simpler, easier.
Carmela

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:35:49 +0000

Thanks Rosie!!! Everyone, meet my friend Rosie. She’s a scientist. She knows stuff.

By: rosie

rosie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:31:25 +0000

vanessa – not sarah here, but the usual reason is because pesticides used on some fruits/veg are systemic i.e. they are taken up into the body of the food and cannot be washed off.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:46:12 +0000

Hi Sarah,
It’s great to have a list such as this, but I’d be interested to know why certain fruit & veg made it onto the ‘always buy organic’ list. For example, why lettuce and grapes?
Thanks,
Vanessa

By: jo - livingsavvy

jo - livingsavvy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:40:39 +0000

Well I bought the organic apples today. Thank you for keeping this on my radar and quietly prompting me to think more about the choices I make …it is a process of finetuning your choices and habits.