organic - what do you buy, if anything?

[hana]

thought this was interesting in the paper the other day - double page spread on the whole environment, saving the world sort of thing, but it gave a list of foods that if you can't afford to switch everything, you might consider these ones
flour
potatoes
bread
apple
pears
grapes
strawbs
green beans
tomatoes
cukes

we've been getting a box from abel and cole for a few months now and I used to think bunch of nonsense, but in terms of taste, I would always buy organic carrots now, and broc and pears.
any thoughts?

oh, reasoning was because of pesticide residues left on these things

I thought carrots would have been on that list.

Absolutely everything if I can get it.

me too - potatoes are underground
but organic carrots, mmmmm v tasty

I tried but nothing lasts that long and its not convenient for me to go to the shops every couple of days.

I think that the fact that veg box stuff tastes better is not just because it is organic, but because it is likely to be fresher, often (though not always) more local, and to be a variety selected for flavour rather than uniformity and shelf life.

I also get organic flour because dh read something about pesticide residues being quite high on cereals, and organic dairy and meat where possible because of animal welfare issues.

As much as I can. I even buy meat organic or at least free range - you can taste the difference.

I don't buy everything organic either - can't afford it
boxes have been nice, but I hardly ever use everything in it and still have to top up with things the girls like -

Im surprised organic milk is not on there - i was under the impression this was the one product that had conclusivley been shown to be better for you if organic (I think it had something to do with higher concentrations of omega 3's and no artificial hormones)

I buy everything organic if it is available - got to be worth a try for lo's just starting out I think. We are not that strict with it i.e will buy non organic milk if the organic has run out but whereever possible I try and give ds organic - tho don't get hung up about if it's not possible. I think it is your overall intake of chemicals etc as an adult that will make a difference, not the odd occasion.

The only thing that we have noticed tasting better is tomatoes and potatoes.

will try the flour next shop

Oh yeah - except bread as it just doesn't keep long enough.

oh yes, milk here too
think we need to make up our own list, haha

I always buy organic milk - can't stand the normal stuff now! Has a higher concentration of mucous apparently (yeeurrk emoticon needed!)

Also fruit and veg although i'm more concerned about it being fresh and locally produced than organic as such.

Digestives! They're really nice and now I'm hooked!

Risotto rice - Bizarrely, it always makes the risotto better.

This has got me thinking, I'm off to look in the cupboards to see what else we buy organic!

milk, cheese, eggs, meat, vegs

I wouldn't eat any meat if not organic.
Don't eat any meat outside home don't trust it!

I have bought everything organic since ds was born...

i order from abel and cole for fruit/veg/eggs/milk and some meat.

CX

Eggs - people think free range hens are the best but although they're free roaming, they can be fed anything (antibiotics/hormones etc) whereas organic can't.
Chicken - for same reasons as above.
Carrots - as usual carrots fix large quantities of nitrogen from fertilisers in their skins. That's why I always peel them too.
ps - did you know that human dried sewage is spread on our crops! I learnt that from Pippin - Come Outside. Why did they tell everyone that - now the kids certainly won't want to be eating their greens up!

i buy meat that has been allowed to chew daisies and sniff fresh air happily swinging its tail skipping and dancing

not bothered if its organic or not

i love organic dairy

As much as possible - definitely milk, yoghurt, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, apples, tomatoes, chicken (or free range), beef, lamb, free range eggs. I buy bananas and tea/coffee fairtrade rather than organic.

At present I get an organic fruit and veg box with most of my stuff in for the week. I top up with some organic bits from the supermarket, otherise with fruit/veg bought direct from a local farm shop. The latter is not organic as far as I know - will ask next time - but all very local!

I get my eggs from the veg box scheme, but top up from farm shop.

I hate organic milk. It tastes funny! Have tried it a few times and can't get used to it. So we continue to have all our milk from a local diary and delivered by a local milkman direct to our door.

My fish is not organic unless I buy the odd bit from the supermareket. Rest comes from a local butcher who goes to the fish markets on the coast each morning.

Meat is either organic/free range from the supermarket or bought from the local farm shop, which is free range AFAIK but probably not organic.

However have been disappointed witht he service, although not the prioducts, from my organic veg scheme and I am thinking of scrapping it and just using the local farm shop instead. I am thinking that buying locally sourced products is more important to me at the moment, than organic that has been flown several airmiles or drived lots of roadmiles.

Isn't fish only organic if it is farmed anyway, Hula? So where with meat, if you buy organic it is free range, if you buy organic fish it's not.

think I"m going to scrap our box too, although I think most stuff is fairly local
like the idea of going to the local saturday market, but realistically, will I get tehre wth 3 kids? hmm. is Good Idea in theory

i didnt know you got organic fish

farmed fish is horrible imo. its also pointless

we go to the farm for our veg and the farmer lets us pull it out of the ground ourselves

I buy organic milk, cheese, butter, ham, eggs, fish, chicken, mince, raisins, cereals, and tonnes of other things too.