Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Are you in the Nashville area? I have friends in the outrskirts and they say organic is very expensive there. Chelsea , " crystalclear94 " <lylensuz wrote: > > We pretty much buy only organic, especially this time of year. > Occasionally we will buy conventional strawberries, bananas, lemons, or > jicama. Last year we discovered a small family-owned farm right over > the state line in KY that grows organically. It's about 20 miles from > us but I go to the town every week to buy groceries anyway. This year > they started doing CSA for the first time, and we are thrilled to be a > part of it. This week we got: > > green beans > summer squash > 2 pints salad tomatoes > 4 1/2 pounds tomatoes > garlic > eggplant > watermelon > purple hull peas > sweet peppers > okra > cantaloupe > > We only have 4 more weeks left and I'm really sad about that! > > Susan in TN > > > > > , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k@> > wrote: > > > > Just a mid week reminder of the question of the week submitted by > > GeeGee. > > > > Do you buy organic and if so how much produce per week and what items > > do you purchase? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 We are about 2 1/2 hours from Nashville, 2 1/2 hours from Memphis. Basically in the middle of nowhere. lol We make a trek 3-4 times a year to Nashville to buy some items at Wild Oats that we can't get around here, like organic nuts and other bulk items. ( My husband did his residency in Nashville and I had a good job at Vanderbilt, and we lived in Bellevue. We lived in both Atlanta and Nashville and city life just wasn't for us.) I buy most of my organics at Kroger. The store I go to does a really good job of getting several varieties of organic and natural items. They don't have the whole " Nature's Market " that some Krogers do, but they are getting there. They also recently started rewarding (3 cents per bag) for bringing your own shopping bags, although I've been doing that for a while now. Here's what I paid for some organic veggies Tuesday: bananas .59/lb zucchini 1.49/lb raspberries 3.50/ 6 oz (and that was on sale-ouch-but hubby loves fresh berries on his cereal) strawberries 3.50/16 oz broccoli 2.69/couple stalks I really don't have much to compare that to, so I don't know if that's expensive or not. Wal-Mart does carry a bit of organic produce but I don't shop there often so I'm not sure of the prices. - chelsea_cheetah Friday, August 18, 2006 10:36 AM Re: Question of the Week Susan in Tn Are you in the Nashville area? I have friends in the outrskirts and they say organic is very expensive there. Chelsea > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Susan, Your prices seem to be about the same as ours here in Colorado. Our Kroger/King Soopers Mkts.also carry a large selection of organic produce, etc. A year or two ago the only place I could find organics was at the local health food store and it was expensive. Now we have several farms in the area and all of the big markets are selling organics. I am just thrilled about it and have complimented the store managers. I don't hesitate to ask for a certain product if I use it often. Even our local health food market sells products at a more reasonable price now with the compitition. Sending smiles and hugs your way Deanna PS..I envy your " middle of nowhere " ...Enjoy! , " Susan " <lylensuz wrote: > > We are about 2 1/2 hours from Nashville, 2 1/2 hours from Memphis. Basically in the middle of nowhere. -text portions of this message have been removed] > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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