How far do you take organic???

[bootsmonkey]

Just curious really. I have spent a few days with my brothers family and am amazed at the extent my SIL takes the organic line. I can understand meat and vegetables, no problem. (although to me knowing the origin and sourcing locally/in season are just as important as the organic stamp) But oil, vinegar (surely that's just something that has gone off??)wheatabix, ketchup, baby bath, deoderant??? How far do you take it and how much extra would you consider it acceptable to pay?? I am not proud and buy the store's own brand whenever possible (needs must and all that) but try to buy meat from the local butcher - not organic, but local 'happy' meat. Trying to work out if I am just jealous or she is barking and has more money than sense!!

Over to you...

QofQ, i don't only but locally produced stuff, but if i have a choice of apples grown in the uk or apples grown in america, i would bu uk. or if it was a choice between europe or the us, would pick europe.

sometimes though, you just dont have the choice.

oh well yes given the choice between American and Europe - I'd pick Europe too......but I do scour the shelves for anything from Africa or Asia

i see what you mean, definately with regards to poorer countries, but the US can keep their bloody apples IMO!

I BUY ORGANIC CLOTHING.

why does dd3 manage to kick the caps lock button all the time?

Yes, it's not really a case of only buying 'close to home' - just that given the choice I would buy an apple or lettuce grown in the UK over an imported one - but I do buy pineapples and mangoes too

Non-organic milk tastes horrible to me.

Wasn't it you hm who alerted me to the fact that non organic milk contains 40% saliva or something??
God my stomach lurches every time I think of it!

Feffi - I think that organic cotton is softer because it grows more slowly, and therefore develops its fibres differently. Either that, or I'm gullible. I'm sure someone told me that the other day.

It may have been dh who told me though - in which case, definitely take with a pinch of salt!

incidentially QofQ, how long do you take to orgasm?

"but the US can keep their bloody apples IMO!"

here here

moondog - 40% saliva in standard milk?

Tell me you're joking ... please tell me you're joking?

The chemicals and bleaches used on ordinary cotton are truly frightening as well as the fact it requires vast amounts of water.
Have a friend from Uzbekhistan where they grow a lot of cotton. She picked it as a student (as did everyone it seems) and her accounts of the way the chemicals have wrecked the land and people's health is horrifying. Also,of course,they have nearly drained the Aral Sea dry for irrigation purposes.

Unbleached,organic cotton (if affordable) is a very good move.

I don't agree that all organic food tastes better. I truly can't tell the difference between organic and non-organic carrots and bananas, though the milk is much nicer.

QoQ, re airmiles; for me, it's not a matter of not buying things because of the air miles alone, it's when it comes down to a choice between, say, asparagus grown in Peru or in the UK.

Our Saturday paper has been running a good series on buying food ethically. Mayonnaise was an eye opener! Almost all common brands are made with battery eggs, except M&S and the Coop versions, which use free range.

Not saliva...worse. Mucus.

Apparently the feed they use for non-organic dairy cows increases mucus production. Nice, eh?

Softer or not, buying organic cotton is doing a big favour to the environment, since cotton is a huge crop in many countries and is drenched in chemical pesticides etc

how much saliva?! ych-a-fi

Er...no wwb.
I picked it up on here.I think it was in a GF book?? (Not that I am a fan,I hasten to add.) I've never touched non organic since.Keep getting visions of slimy cow spit (unavoidable really as surrounded by fields and cows!)

Mucous Scmucous! It's all the same sort of stuff eh?

(Ych a fi indeed teeavee!)

I am never buying non organic milk again....

Or cheese...or yoghurt...

Or butter. Knew I'd forgotten something!

Ooooh, hunker - am now addicted to Rachel's rice pudding thanks to you

at thought of mucus-milk

I buy organic yoghurt usually but yes must by mucous free cheese.

stop - Hunker!

That's vile ... yukyukyuk

I buy organic too ... I'm appalled that I never thought to apply it to milk as well.

I'm sniggering now!