How to Buy Organic on a Budget.

Do you enjoy the taste of organic food but are turned off by the price? If your willing to do some research then you can give your family the gift of organic food.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Internet.
• Imagination.

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   You many have many more choices for reasonably priced organic food in your community than you realize. Your local large chain grocery are not one of them.
   
   To find orangic food that won't break the bank requires a little imagination and research. Try searching Google for organic organizations in your area. You'll be surprised what you find!
   
   Here are a few websites that will help you in your search for local organic markets:
   
   http://www.organickitchen.com/
   http://www.organicconsumers.org/index.htm
   http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?id=Home
   
   We all know that buying straight from the source will help us save money. Everything is inflated at your local large chain grocery stores so shop around for stores that are only organic. Also, try your local farmer! He may sell to you outright.

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   Shop your local farmer's market. Fruits and veggies are going to taste better and be cheaper at the farmer's market. You'll also find other organic foods and household producs at the market. Most of the time you can even haggle the price!

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   If you have the storage buy in bulk. Buying in bulk always lowers the price of foods.
   
   Clip coupons! Green is in. Many companies are turning to green products and have great deals on them. You can also search online for coupons.
   
   Buy in season items fruits and veggies. An out of season item will always cost more than an in season item.
   
   Grow your own! This is probably the cheapest way to organic. A couple packages of seeds, dirt and water will mean bigger wallets at the end of the week. Seeds are available at this website: http://www.seedsofchange.com/ and this site offers gardening tips: http://www.organickitchen.com/gardening.html

Tips & Warnings

• Research local organic only stores.
• Buy locally.
• Shop Farmers Markets.
• Cut coupons.
• Learn to garden.

[UkieGirl]

on 10/1/2008 Organic, locally grown food is so important. This is helpful since so many are on a tight budget these days.

[kaseysviewblog]

on 7/20/2008 Good Article, Thanks

[acole]

on 6/30/2008 Good tips. Thanks!