How much more expensive is Organic food then regular food that you find in your local grocery store?!

It depends on where you're buying your organic products. For example, the organic foods at Whole Foods Store are up to three times as expensive as organics at Kroger. Sometimes your local farmers market will sell for far less. You should start exploring your own city and doing price comparisons for products you'd like to buy. Soon, you will get into a harmony of where you know you need to go for certain products. :) Start with exploring your local farmers markets.

Here is a PDF shoppers' guide list of the "dirty dozen" and "clean 15" fruits and vegetables. The "dirty dozen" are the ones you should always buy organic. The others not so important. You can prioritize according to price which of these dirty dozen you are able to shell out more $$ for if you have to once you explore your local stores and do price comparisons.

http://www.foodnews.org/EWG-shoppers-gui…

BUY ORGANIC: celery, peaches, strawberries, apples, blueberries, nectarines, bell peppers, spinach, kale, cherries, potatoes, grapes

I think the products not on the list are somewhere in between. If you have the $ to shell out any extra for organic versus not organic in, for example, lettuce, then do so. If not then it's in between, and just know you're doing your best.

Best wishes! It's awesome that you're so interested in your wellness! :)

It depends on where you shop, there is a reason why people refer to Whole Foods as whole paycheck.
If you live in an area where there is a local farmer's market then that's the best place, lots cheaper than whole foods. And many grocery stores carry organic products. I buy free range eggs, organic fruits and vegs at the local farmer's. But I do not think that everything I buy has to be organic. I really do not think that there much difference in say a box of cereal that's labeled organic and one that's not.

On average at a grocery store, I would estimate that organic food is about 30-40% more expensive than non-organic food.

My wife recently started insisting that we buy all organic foods, and I have been keeping track of the hit to our budget.

"Organic" DOESN'T necessarily mean healthy, it just means that the food was grown without using any artificial fertilizers and pesticides. It can still be grown using natural fertilizers and pesticides and be legally labelled "organic".

prices vary greatly around the world, and even in the US
organic food in a big city without nearby organic sources would be much more than what you can find in a Farmer's Market

1. its more expensive to grow foods without chemical fertilizers and pesticides
2. its a specialty market, and therefore companies can charge more

Organic foods are not safer, healthier, or more nutritious than their non-organic counterparts. The USDA says so, the British Nutrition Foundation says so. Organic farming is no better for the environment. The only people who will tell you to buy organic is the people trying to sell it to you at higher prices. If it makes you feel superior, continue to buy organic. But don't be fooled into thinking you'll be "healthier" if you spend that extra money. You won't.

Here in the US we spend a smaller % of our money on food than any other industrialized country. But oil prices are finally catching up with us. Fertilizer, fuel, transportation costs are finally being passed on to the consumer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/a…

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment…