How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

larri487 — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:35:19 GMT

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re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

dslvdg — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:27:51 GMT

I heard of a lady selling her grass fed cows she let wander in her 40 acre pasture last week on the regular market without offering them as organic beef. I wish I would hnave known in time.

It is so natural and relatively inexpensive to raise animals this way, I wonder why this meat is not fairly close in price to commercial antibiotic-growth hormone-grain fed animals.

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

jennieM — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:43:20 GMT

definitely cook venison either very fast or casserole very slowly but backstraps are the equivalent of fillet steak and should be treated with care. A tip I learned from a friend who farms fallow deer is to actually cook the venison from frozen or semi-frozen as it seems to retain the moisture better. As an aside almost all beef from here in NZ is grass fed so in a plug for our farmers if you see NZ beef it is worth a try, but be warned grass fed tastes quite different to corn finished and may be an accquired taste.

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

Bridestein — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:49:55 GMT

What's best is free organic. I just had someone give me a venison backstrap and I know that I should consider myself lucky, but I have no idea what to do with it. Suggestions? Alaskadude are you there?

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

SamVed — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:43:58 GMT

Ask Your Senator to Stand Up for Organics!

Tell your Senator you're tired of seeing billions of your tax dollars handed over to the subsidy lobby while organic food and farmers get left behind.

http://www.ewg.org/organics

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

Aaltrude — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:16:03 GMT

In the area of New Zealand where I live, organic products range in cost from less than the cost of non organic products to as much as 150% more though this high is not the norm. We are lucky to have a local supermarket that is open to suggestions for the organic products they stock and their prices are reasonable. They are usually less than the same product sells for at an organic shop in the nearest large city. Overall, the extra cost is probably in the range of 10 to 20% more.

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re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

mmc88121 — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:46:26 GMT

They forgot one important way to save money, grow your own food, that way you know what it has been grown in.

Mary

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

shiva — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:08:46 GMT

Where beef is concerned, ... the healthiest meat should be from those cattle that have been fed purely what nature designed them to eat,.. which is grass. ..... Any "feed" which is not simply pasture grass from grazing or hay of course, .. is not good for the animal which was not designed by nature to consume grains. ....... I'm not sure I understand where the added expense comes from when raising cattle by grazing them on grass and not having the added expense of giving them steroids, hormones or antibiotics. ..... I suppose it might cost the owner more to lease pasture than to buy grain feed.
.........Maybe someone here understands why grass fed beef costs so much more than feed lot commercial beef.

Also,... when purchasing produce at a local farmers market,.. do not assume that what those folks are selling is "organic". ... Very often it is not.

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

Bridestein — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:44:37 GMT

I shop for grass-fed meat on Mondays when whatever has not sold from the previous week is on special. Same meat - half price.

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

PepperR23 — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:46:56 GMT

The statement in this article that organic products can cost between 50-100% more than its counterparts, is just not true, in my estimation. As a person who shops every week for organic products, I have found a few items that cost a bit more but are so worth every penny spent on them. I think a survey of consumers who regularly shop for organic products would have much more validity than this "Smart Money" article does.

re: How to Buy Organic Without Breaking the Bank

KAC — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:20:20 GMT

Even though you may pay more for organic, search out grocery stores which charge the least for organic produce. I feel that even though I do pay more for organic, in the long run, you will save money for costs later on in life to maintain your health.