Comments on: From the Motley Fool: The Cost of Going Organic http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/10/01/from-the-motley-fool-the-cost-of-going-organic/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Fri, 25 May 2012 02:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matt Burnham http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/10/01/from-the-motley-fool-the-cost-of-going-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-147289 Matt Burnham Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:58:09 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/10/01/from-the-motley-fool-the-cost-of-going-organic/#comment-147289 One easy way to eat more fresh vegetables is to learn how to sprout seeds. Alfalfa, mung bean, and many other varieties can be grown anywhere you have water. (the white bean sprouts you see in asian markets etc. are grown in complete darkness!) It's less time consuming than gardening, and works every time. Some dieticians now recommend eating sprouts and organic vegetables to encourage growth of flora in your stomach, improving your ability to break down foods easily. One easy way to eat more fresh vegetables is to learn how to sprout seeds. Alfalfa, mung bean, and many other varieties can be grown anywhere you have water. (the white bean sprouts you see in asian markets etc. are grown in complete darkness!) It’s less time consuming than gardening, and works every time. Some dieticians now recommend eating sprouts and organic vegetables to encourage growth of flora in your stomach, improving your ability to break down foods easily.

]]> By: Matt http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/10/01/from-the-motley-fool-the-cost-of-going-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-146169 Matt Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:16:21 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/10/01/from-the-motley-fool-the-cost-of-going-organic/#comment-146169 It may be time consuming but after investing a good number of hours, you will become a more efficient cook and preserving will save you some time in the store during the winter. A front-load of hours in the beginning will give you a better economic return in the end. Suck it up and learn how to cook and buy real food! It may be time consuming but after investing a good number of hours, you will become a more efficient cook and preserving will save you some time in the store during the winter. A front-load of hours in the beginning will give you a better economic return in the end. Suck it up and learn how to cook and buy real food!

]]> By: Neith http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/10/01/from-the-motley-fool-the-cost-of-going-organic/comment-page-1/#comment-145986 Neith Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:48:18 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/10/01/from-the-motley-fool-the-cost-of-going-organic/#comment-145986 preserving doesn't have to be time consuming. if you have a stand alone freezer, you can preserve via freezing. I do this a lot, because canning is a pain and I don't have a pressure canner, so it's even more of a pain. I guess I am at a loss as to how most of these are time consuming. I get that gardening (7) and preserving could be time consuming, or even, possibly going to the farmers market (though I don't find it so). Finding a CSA can be done online with relative ease, cooking is something you do anyway, thinking seasonally isn't time consuming, and neither is cooperating (you could accomplish the same thing she suggests by forming a group of friends to buy in bulk). And, by the way, she missed a big one. If you can find a local source of organic meat, you can save huge amounts over grocery store prices. For example, I am an incredibly fortunate individual in that I am not too far from Joel Salatin's Polyface Farm (see the Omnivore's Dilemma and other stuff). I buy my meat directly from Joel, which cuts the price significantly. I cut the price even more by buying in bulk - in this case, three friends and I are splitting a whole steer, and two friends and I are splitting a whole hog. Anyway, the point is that if you can find a local source, you can buy directly from them and save a good bit. preserving doesn’t have to be time consuming. if you have a stand alone freezer, you can preserve via freezing. I do this a lot, because canning is a pain and I don’t have a pressure canner, so it’s even more of a pain.

I guess I am at a loss as to how most of these are time consuming. I get that gardening (7) and preserving could be time consuming, or even, possibly going to the farmers market (though I don’t find it so). Finding a CSA can be done online with relative ease, cooking is something you do anyway, thinking seasonally isn’t time consuming, and neither is cooperating (you could accomplish the same thing she suggests by forming a group of friends to buy in bulk).

And, by the way, she missed a big one. If you can find a local source of organic meat, you can save huge amounts over grocery store prices. For example, I am an incredibly fortunate individual in that I am not too far from Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farm (see the Omnivore’s Dilemma and other stuff). I buy my meat directly from Joel, which cuts the price significantly. I cut the price even more by buying in bulk – in this case, three friends and I are splitting a whole steer, and two friends and I are splitting a whole hog. Anyway, the point is that if you can find a local source, you can buy directly from them and save a good bit.

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