Jane_Doe - 11:51 pm on Feb 18, 2009 (gmt 0)

We used to drive by a famous brand name ranch on the way to visit relatives and the stench was unbearable. It simply can't be healthy to eat meat from a ranch with a stench so bad that you feel like vomiting when you get within 2 miles of the place.

I used to shop at Whole Foods. Twice I had calls from my credit card security groups verifying my purchases after I got home from shopping at Whole Foods because I spent so much money there. But it costs a lot to buy organic food for a family of four and years ago the regular grocery stores didn't carry organic products so I didn't have much choice.

These days even our local Costco actually has a lot of organic items like apples, assorted greens, pasta sauce, pasta and some meats. They have organic chicken for 5.59 a pound, which is a bargain compared to paying $9.49 at the corner grocery store.

I just bought a composter and ordered The Square Foot Gardening book, and hope to have the time to plant an organic garden in the backyard this year.

[edited by: Jane_Doe at 12:20 am (utc) on Feb. 19, 2009]