I just sat down and figured out how much it would cost me to, first, eat totally organic;
  • Mary Ann Oliva Newhouse I know. Eating right is expensive.
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    • Susan Shirley Richard , there is not any fresh Planet left . Going down fast . Keep up your spirit . All that is left . Ask Chuck. Sorry no one listened 10 years ago.
       
    • Alan Seymour And the alternative is what - - succumbing to the effects of GMOs, inflammation (which is the root of most ailments/illness) and a POOR/Ailing quality of life. Is "price" really that important of a factor?!
    • Richard Kent Matthews It is, Alan, when you're on a fixed income. I buy as much organic as possible, but it is getting higher and higher. The more people bitch about the Monsantos and other chemical killers, the more they go for organic and the higher the prices go
    • Susan Shirley Cost nothing to grow in garden but that is increasingly hard to do . So guess o ut each ones future .The trucks will ride emptier this fall . Get a plan .
       Richard Kent Matthews Plus, Monsanto and others are fighting for control of the organics as well.
    • Richard Kent Matthews Costs plenty to grow one's own garden. And it isn't possible everywhere all year 'round.
    •  Susan Shirley Life is going to be a B*tch . Sorry .
    •  Richard Kent Matthews I'm not really bitching. Just point it all out. But, you're right. Life is a bitch and then you die. haaaaaaaaaaa
    •  Susan Shirley I did not say you were bitching , you are not , you are concerned , big difference, eh! Chum
    • Dawn Bodnar If you settle you will remain
    •   Alan Seymour I guess we can disagree on your analogy. I believe, in general, (in "most" cases) that prices follow supply and demand for "consumables." As "demand" increases, so does the supply, and the price goes down as the market broadens (more competitive market - rather than a "specialized" market
    •  Alan Seymour I can use my work experiences in the construction/energy business. Back in 1991, Oregon set the "code" (minimum) standard for windows in homes that were extremely "rare" and EXPENSIIVE. The industry (window manufacturers - mainly the LOCAL ones!) took .

    •  Ron Alexander It would save you much in medical bills(Ajike Williams Thx Ron for sharing yes all of us who have gone organic for quite some time we know the prices are going higher, but my philosohy is "when do you want to pay, at the beginning, or the end"? I say pay it forward, the end is the medical bills and much suffering giving one a lesser quality of life. I say go organic as much as possble. Have a great day.)
    • Susan Shirley Marketing is Propaganda:

      •  Don't eat pre-packed food and you will be fine . Do herbs oregano , turmeric ... as medicine . All the best good luck !
      •  Alan Seymour It's UNBELIEVEABLE how many people "buy-in" to Monsanto's marketing (which I characterize as "blatant" lies)!
      •  Susan Shirley Monsanto and chemical fertilizers are from 'ell. Ha! they are mean pric*s.Uneducated in Policy making
      •  Ron Alexander I was writing from my own experience after almost dying a year ago, and then turning to juice cleansing fast and organics. Now, I don't have to fill but one prescription, and all my pain is gone, and need to visit clinic or hospital!
      • Alan Seymour Amen - Ron!
         Dawn Bodnar Ron can we have some of your recipes?
      •  Alan Seymour Ron - I'm so glad you were "open" to "fixing" your ailments rather succumbing to Big Pharma, which would only prolong your agony, probably would've killed you. Amazing how many people will believe a "natural" way of getting better is Voodoo and Big Pharma is the only answer
      •  Ron Alexander Yes, Alan Seymour, and I am fortunate to live in a place that has some of the purest air in the world. Near the ocean in S. C., where there is virtually no industry to pollute and when the prevailing wind is blowing (off the sea), there is no island between here and the straits of Gibralter. There are only air purifiers the Sargasso Sea and the Gulfstream. Bermuda is to the Northeast and Bahamas are due South. So I go out to the beach and breath consciously while meditating at least once per day.
      • Alan Seymour I guess I'm just a bit disheartened by Richard's original message (very negative statement), which seemed "to me," it's too expensive to eat organically. I WILL NOT put a price on living with a GOOD Quality of Life
      • Ron Alexander Oh, we can learn from the negative as much or even better than the positive!. So lets be grateful to the pot-stirrers!
         Oh, hi Dawn, I use alots of carrots, kale, ginger, broccoli, apples, pineapples, oranges, avocado, sweet potatos, radishes, beets, pineapple, celery, blueberries, pomnegrates, To get really inspired go to "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead' a very highly award-winning doc. by Joe Cross. You can find him on You-tube, and then be led to Hulu to watch the inspiring film. He has a website with lots of recipes, however so far, like music, I like to create my own. After 18 days of supervised juice cleansing fast (joducey.com), for the last month, I drink a fruit breakfast juice, eat a brunch (usually oatmeal, raisins, almonds, blueberries, and a grapefruit. Then I eat a late lunch with the pulp left over mixed with a veggie burger, mushrooms and onions. Later for dinner/supper, I have a green juice mixed with carrot and ginger usually. About once or twice a week, I will go and give myself a treat at a Thai Restaurant or Cafeteria and may sneak in some seafood. Until recently, I have eaten organic buffalo burgers about 4 times a week, but I am tired of the grease and gristle, so back to burgers and occasional crab cakes. I used to eat a lot of seafood, but mercury has reportedly gotten into even the wild salmon and trout. And I have been completely off chicken for its high saturated fat content!








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