| This question pops up in the minds of many | | | | preservatives. Fruits can be put into compotes, |
| people when thinking of organic food. Each one of | | | | jams, etc, meat can be conserved as pickle or |
| us really loves organic food, and those who | | | | smoked, and vegetables can be sun or machine |
| understand the value of consuming organic food, | | | | dehydrated and stored for further use. |
| really want to shift totally to consuming only | | | | Cook with home made ingredients. Many of the |
| organic foods. However, is it viably economically | | | | condiments and ready-made things that we take |
| to consume only organic food? The answer is | | | | for granted are full of additives; in order to avoid |
| definitely a big YES. There are many ways for us | | | | indirect hits, you will need to learn to cook right |
| to live on only eating organic food and we can still | | | | from scratch at home. This can be difficult and |
| maintain a very healthy lifestyle. After all there | | | | time taking, but once you fall into the right |
| are organic fruits as well as organic meats that | | | | pattern you can do bulk; but by adding this extra |
| we can eat. There are also of course organic | | | | effort you are assured that there is no |
| luxury foods just for the people that do get | | | | adulteration in your or your children's food. |
| temptations to go back to the non-organic foods. | | | | Buy from source. Try to identify the source from |
| Grow your food. For this, let us look at the | | | | the people and buy their organic food at source; |
| meaning of organic food. Organic food is food that | | | | most likely you can identify such a place and by |
| is grown without the help of any outside applied | | | | buying in bulk here it will be extremely rewarding. |
| chemical and/or genetically engineered. This can | | | | Search the net for free deals, discounts and |
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| raising chickens, etc. With a good patch of kitchen | | | | Organic cooperative. Organize or join an organic |
| gardening (not bigger than 8x10) one can very | | | | cooperative and see that all members profit from |
| easily get vegetables and fruits all year round | | | | the idea, from the scope and from the |
| without any problems at all. However with meat it | | | | marketability for the organic food. |
| can be obtained from someone who raises | | | | These are some of the ways you can ensure |
| animals organically, or from the market for | | | | that eating healthy is not sky-rocketing and |
| organic foods. But then your expense sheet | | | | blowing a hole in your pocket every time you go |
| would have already come down a few notches. | | | | to the market. Organic food is exceptional and it |
| For eggs, keeping a few chickens at home can | | | | is worthy to spend a little time and/or money to |
| really be extremely useful both for eggs as well | | | | ensure a reasonable life style, with no worry |
| for making more chickens for yourself. | | | | about the possible chemical-induced diseases. |
| Buy in bulk. Whenever you want anything, and | | | | Organic food is expensive, but it can be brought |
| that stands for other things as well as (other than | | | | around to be pretty reasonable with the above |
| organic food) buying in bulk can create a great | | | | measures depending upon your need and capacity. |
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| non-perishable) and conserve it with natural | | | | foods. |