Do You Really Want to Eat Organic?
Do you want to eat organic without enriching the supermarkets and "organic" food producers who charge premium prices? You can, but will you?
I really have to laugh at people who want to eat organic, but would be the first to scoff at really doing it. These are the same people who would criticize real organic eaters for eating really organic. I think you may guess where I am going with this . . .
Eating truly organic means:
- Cooking from scratch with base, unprocessed ingredients (Basic Ingredients and the Value of Cooking From Scratch)
- Growing a vegetable garden (Time to Return to Victory Gardening)
- Adding new pets-- like egg layers (chickens)
- Catching fresh fish
- Hunting for game (Can't or won't hunt? Perhaps you can trade with a neighbor)
- Foraging for natural greens or fungi
The thing is it requires work, it requires doing things the hard way (If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Be Doing It), and it requires altering your "delicate" sensibilities.
The bottomline is real organic food is not what you have been conditioned to think it is . . .
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I have to chime in here with a link to fresh eggs. We're on our way to organic eating, mainly because of our greenhouses and chicken yard. We have a couple of turkeys, and we'll be adding rabbits and fish soon as other sources of meat.
Anyway, if you're interested in chicken eggs, here is a link to my page about creating your own farm fresh eggs, even if you live in the city.
http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/chicken-eggs.html
The main reasons Ellen and I are doing this are: we have the space; certified organic sometimes isn't; we want to cut down on food costs while eating healthier; we like the idea of being much more self-sufficient; and, I need serious hobbies to keep me off the streets.
Enjoy the page on chicken eggs. It's probably everything you've ever wanted to know about the subject.
Clair
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