[Guest_holy_j_*]

I read this in an article once: if you can afford to buy 1 organic apples or 2 regular apples, buy the 2 regular apples. That pretty much sums it up for me!

[SlinkyMalinki]

Cost.

We already pay a little more to have fruit and veg delivered from AFD rather than buying at Coles.

[red door]

I read this in an article once: if you can afford to buy 1 organic apples or 2 regular apples, buy the 2 regular apples. That pretty much sums it up for me!

it all depends n what your measurements are. If you are going strictly on nutritional value, then sure, maybe that is true, but if we are to look and care about the greater impact that industrial farming has on ALL of our ecosystems and ecology's, we have to conclude that trying to build and support the organic food industry is best.

I have no idea about vitamin worth of an organic apple compared with a non organic aple, but I do know that when my children eat an apple that has been grown organically, they are NOT consuming harmful and potentially cell damaging chemicals, no matter how small. It is not just a case of washing them off either- they are within the fruits cell structure.

If nothing else, do it for the bees!!!!!! we are on the verge of a major worldwide bee crisis, which could potentially change our entire relationship with food.

[Guest_CaptainOblivious_*]

Cost, range and quality. Having 4 kinds of organic vegies (all for well over double the price of the other) and no organic fruit for sale in the local shop kind of cuts down on your choices. Because noone buys it, they leave it out for ages so it's pretty sad and I wouldn't buy it even at a discounted price.

We do buy some at the local farmers markets sometimes, but again it's ridiculously expensive.

[Tofu Puff]

Sadly, cost.

[Z-K-L]

I buy organic when I can bu the cost is an issue. Also in supermarkets the organic stuff seems to be rotten or very very nearly so.

[la di dah]

No budget & no garden.

Have grown organic in the past, would again. Will try on the balcony but don't hold out high hopes because not enough direct sun. Our weekly grocery budget is under 100 dollars a week which makes organic not exactly feasible across the board so I pick and choose.

[WinterIsComing]

1. Cost. Food is already horrifically expensive in Australia, buying all organic is a financial suiside for many.

2. Local 'farmers' markets - beware of a very real possibility that some crafty entrepreneurs drive out to a big wholesale market in the morning and then set up their 'from our farm' stall. Besides, even if it is from their farm, it is still grown commercially.

I don't think conventional fruit and veg are that awful, as we have one of the best longevity statistics in Australia. We have an abundance of fresh fruit and veg, organic or not, great medical care and the great outdoors - the additional expense of going organic is a luxury most cannot afford and don't really need.

[Dinosaurus]

I buy locally (one of those 100km vendors) but I don't think about whether it's organic or not. When I buy at the supermarket it's usually need (generally potatoes!) and I buy whatever's available and not store-branded (I have issues!) I buy organic dairy consciously and also buy meat at an organic butcher but I am more concerned about certain local produce than organic.

But then there are some things (certain tomatoes and rice to name two) I won't buy locally due to it's growing impact on the environment for no discernible benefit. And don't get me started on freaking bumble bees!

[R2B2]

Because it sits right next to the non organic in the supermarket sitting there, with the evil toxic non organic feistiness, sharing its chemical goodness.