local or organic?

gumbina83

I was wondering what is better to eat, local or organic fruits and vegetables?

crickster

Or grow your own. :)

I prefer locally grown too, when I can get some. But that’s not very often so I stick to organic. Still, you can never tell just HOW organic they are in chain stores (Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc.)

loorin

You might want to consider finding a food co-op in your area.. Membership often requires working a few hours a week/month but you will have access to both local and organic produce. What is available may change week to week, but you will be privy to savings and information on where exactly your food is coming from, and what has gone into producing it.

I also recently found out that it is a very common practice to fertilize organic produce with blood and/or bone meal, along with fish oils. Now I am assuming that its all organic blood and fish.. but.. Well, it did throw me for a bit of a loop.. I was also a bit surprised it was something I and many of my other vegan friends hadn’t known before!