Where's a good store to find organic foods at cheaper prices?!
organic food costs more to produce - more to ship - more to package. because a very small percentage of food grown is organic, the costs to produce products used to distribute organics is much higher.
if you really want to eat food that is organic and costs less, you should only eat food grown within 100 miles of your home. less money spent on shipping means lower costs. you can buy bushels of corn and beans and can them yourself - or freeze them - you can find a chicken farmer and get fresh eggs -
until you are willing to make the change to lower the costs of organic foods - then don't look for organic on the cheap.
sorry, but this really grinds me - if you want to see the prices of organics go down, then buy them NOW! more demand means more supply and more supply means lower prices.
yes, i do work at a natural grocery as a pastry chef - so i understand this issue very well.
Answers: okay - i understand that money is tight for everyone.... but do you really understand what you are asking for?
organic food costs more to produce - more to ship - more to package. because a very small percentage of food grown is organic, the costs to produce products used to distribute organics is much higher.
if you really want to eat food that is organic and costs less, you should only eat food grown within 100 miles of your home. less money spent on shipping means lower costs. you can buy bushels of corn and beans and can them yourself - or freeze them - you can find a chicken farmer and get fresh eggs -
until you are willing to make the change to lower the costs of organic foods - then don't look for organic on the cheap.
sorry, but this really grinds me - if you want to see the prices of organics go down, then buy them NOW! more demand means more supply and more supply means lower prices.
yes, i do work at a natural grocery as a pastry chef - so i understand this issue very well.
try aldi.
whole foods
i would probably say price chopper or a natural food store such as a market.
other than whole foods, if you don't have a local organic farmer's market you're SOL unless you grow it yourself
trader joe's
it's a east coast based company that's been opening stores all over lately...
check it out
traderjoes.com
Skip Whole Foods.
Try your local co-op.
Trader Joes is good - they usually stock in-season stuff so it is cheaper.
Your average grocery store will have a little bit of organic/veggie stuff. Check the coolers for tofu. The freezers for "meat alternatives." Baking for stuff like vital wheat gluten.
Ethnic sections are always good, too.
straight from your own oraganically grown garden..start one in your backyard
You're really on this whole organic food thing, aren't you?
Those must have been some damn good bananas.
thats hard to do because organic is pretty expensive but i know super targer carries some organic food and whole foods is excellent and ive heard of a place called trader joes thats supposed to be the best
Whole foods, Trader Joes, Molly Stones, I don't know if you have this where you live but Safeway started selling organic food too, and Costco is selling more organic stuff too! You can also plant your own vegetables in your backyard or if you live in an apartment, you can plant tomatoes, oranges, lemons, bell pepper, garlic, basil, marjoran, oregano all in a pot and pick it from your little garden. To know which vegetables can be planted on a pot and which need to be on the ground go to a store where they sell flowers and gardenning stuff like Home Depot and places like that and ask in the gardening section! I hope you keep on eating organic, I try to, but the prices are riddiculos, but again the HEALTH issues, things have become pretty riddiculous, riddiculously expensive that is! "/
Try Henry's or Orchards if ya got em'.
No matter what part of the country you live; no matter what stores you have in your area; the prices will always vary from store to store with some products being cheaper and some being more.
e.g., a store in my area that features all natural and organic products, I pay 2.69 each for avocado.
At a supermarket I pay 1.99 each.
At the supermarket I pay 2.99 for a pack of 4 Kiwi that averages 10oz a pack. At the specialty store I pay 2.49 lb. That’s roughly HALF the cost of what the supermarket Kiwi cost.
When you do your homework, you’ll find that your total bill will be basically the same no matter what store(s) you shop.
You’ll also find that each store will carry various items that the other doesn’t; or different brands and or sizes.
The specialty store that I shop, I buy certain items in bulk, e.g. soymilk by the case; grains, beans, bottled juices and get a discount of 10%.
Those of us that are dedicated to organic products are not the majority. That and other factors, some of which are noted in the response that pagan pie princess gave causes the price of organic products to be significantly higher than “regular” and or “all natural”.
I believe it’s worth it.
There is hope though.
As more of the larger manufactures/companies/farms put out organic products, the “regular” chemical laden products will be phased out and the competition between all should lower the average cost of organic products closer to the cost of non-organic products.
If you have a farmer's market (most decent-sized cities have one) then that is the best option. If not, then Trader Joe's. Whole Foods is good too, but more expensive.
Some organic food is shipped all the way from China. Many of our crops are now grown in Brazil. Corporate farms are getting into organic, as there's money to be made there. Case in point is Safeway's O-Organics line.
Buying locally provides a better environmental & social outcome, than buying organic. If it's local & organic, all the better.
Try a subscription to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm. You will get fresh local food, either delivered or available for pick up. Find a local farm at localharvest.org
I don't know your part of the world Dave, but I would suggest farmers markets, unless you have speciality stores.
I know one of our larger Supermarkets, do have a range of some foods.
I think it is because some people are prepared to pay Premium prices that they are so dear.
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