Yes, Yes, I’ve heard the complaint about organic foods being expensive. Yes, you can go on the “cheap” to the grocery store and buy the same foods for less money and get more of it. I don’t have the answer as to why organics are more expensive, but I do know that buying organics works for me. I can go without a night out at a restaurant or the newest gadget or the newest clothing line. I live simply and I eat simply. My most important “needs” are my health and having a home to live in surrounded by pets and family. I CAN live without all the other things. Also, I know what’s being put in my foods when I buy organic. I don’t need all the chemical additives and toxins in processed foods. Also, the amount of sodium in processed foods is astronomical! With all the chemicals in the foods and other products people buy today, it’s no wonder we haven’t stopped embalming people when they die! There will be enough chemicals in a person that embalming will not be needed!

That said, the most important reason I buy organics despite the price (which has actually gone down in recent years) is because of my health. What I don’t spend on medical bills and prescriptions I spend on organics. That’s the key for me – I don’t spend my hard earned money on medical bills or prescriptions. Did you get that?! I spend less on my health because of eating properly!!!!!! I will give you a big example – my partner is on dialysis because of a life-long kidney disease. We have been eating organic for 20 years – the last two my partner has been put on dialysis (and that was because of stress). Whenever my partner goes to the dialysis centre for blood work and monthly checkups, there is never a problem. As a matter of fact, several of my partner’s prescriptions have been cut or eliminated. CUT OR ELIMINATED!!!!! Why, because my partner’s doctor says, “Whatever you are doing, just keep it up. I wish all my patient’s blood work was like this.”

One way that we keep the price of our food down is gardening. As I mentioned previously, anyone can garden, anywhere. You don’t need a big plot of land. Also, most veggies and fruits can be frozen for future use (i.e. Winter) so you can store your abundance in the freezer and have fresh veggies and fruits all year round even if they are out of season. Because, I don’t know about you, but I’m not paying $10 for strawberries in the winter that come from Brazil or wherever! If you don’t like to garden, see if your local grocery store purchases fruits and veggies from a local farmer. You won’t get out of season foods, but at least it will be cheaper because it’s local. No extra charge for traveling. It never ceases to amaze me that people will complain about extra charges to take a flight, but that’s almost exactly what they are paying for when they buy asparagus from Peru or fruits/veggies out of season.

Next, not only organic foods, but an organic household and pets, too!