[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’ve never heard of that before. Is that common?

That’s making “organic” food look better and better. I’ve generally not been willing to pay the premium for “organic,” but maybe it requires another look.

[Jeff Chandler]

I hadn't bought anything labeled "organic" since I was a dumb hippy-thinking young man, but a few weeks ago I was in the produce section at Fry's (Kroger), eyeballing some clear clamshell packages of strawberries, not liking what I was seeing, when I decided to try the "organic" strawberries nested in the upper part of the display. They really were so expensive it was stupid.

I got home and tried one. Opened the container, rinsed one off and -- wow, I could smell it. I could smell that strawberry from a foot away. What did it smell like? A strawberry!

I hadn't had a strawberry that delicious since I was a boy in Orange County, CA. Where they grew strawberries back then.

Encouraged by my experience with the strawberries, the next week I ventured to purchase some "organic" cherries. Those were the most powerfully flavorful cherries I've eaten in my entire life.

That's one of the perks of being past the child-rearing stage of life: I can afford strawberries that aren't two for five bucks.

[cherry]

non organic vs organic is a financial issue primarily for me.....organic has no more nutrients then non organic....

however, I mistrust my govt and big pharma and big FARMA as well....I think they've made us unhealthy overall....

so perhaps organic is the way to go....I've tried to buy only heirloom or organic seeds this year.