After quite a bit of research and talking with friends we've decided to go slow and just take the first step. A staple in our house is milk and cheese so we've decided that we can handle 3-5 extra dollars a week on these 2 items. We're keeping the same budget and the same ration (1 gallon of milk/a week, 1 block of cheese/week, etc.) but we'll be buying organic milk and organic or natural cheeses. I'm also looking more carefully at packaging and trying to get hormone free products whenever budget allows.
All that said, I just found some great organic coupons for milk, cheese, etc. Go HERE to sign up and print them. They are good for 30 days after printing them.
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Thanks for the link!! We made some slow changes too and it helps! SIX dollars sounds like a lot for milk, BUT it is only $2-3 more than regular milk, so that doesn't sound so bad;) It is worth it! I changed some things that you don't have to buy every week like, sea salt, peanut butter, etc...makes me feel like I have accomplished a litte more in this area ;) I saw a coupon in the circular this week for organic eggs too!!
Yes, thanks for the link. I had no idea these were out there. We use Organic Valley all the time. Great choice. We always get our coupons from our Organic Gardening magazine though.
We buy as much organic as possible and when that option isn't available we search for natural/hormone free products and especially items without high fructose corn syrup. And we buy eggs from free range chickens. You're right though, it drives up the food bill, but we try to cut back in other areas to afford it. It'll get tougher though, I know, when Arwen begins eating solids. We hoping to get a great stash from the garden this year though so she can eat as much from our own harvest as possible.
Thanks again for the link!! Oh, the beach pics are great!
alot of the big organic companies such as horizen and organic valley have sold out for money and still have cows that eat corn which cows can't handle because it explodes their stomachs. they can only handle grass and these companies still have to treat the cows. they probably just feed organic corn calling the milk organic. ingles sells artificial hormone free milk for $2.39 a gallon and you are probably still getting about the same thing.
I look for the USDA seal on the carton which is a pretty sure bet that it is naturally organic from all that I've read. We don't have an Ingles in our area but we do have a Target and they have that "hormone free" milk at around that price, although it specifies the hormones that it is free of NOT the hormones that are still inside it. It also doesn't have the USDA organic symbol on it signifying that it doesn't meet those requirements.
Buying in bulk is also a good way to buy organic food. You can get as little or as much as you want. It's pretty fun. Have fun on your new adventure with milk and cheese!
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