A Low Cost Solution To Eating Organic Food At Home
Difficult economic times usually mean many cuts in spending, unfortunately this probably includes eating organic food but before you give it up entirely consider the suggestions in this article to make it a much cheaper proposition.
So, by what means can you get organic food on a budget?
For starters the best way to go is to start growing your own.
If you are already a keen gardener then I am sure you will know about growing organically already, just a few containers, some specially prepared compost and natural pest control methods are all you need to make it a success.
Keeping chemicals away from your plants is a governing principal but natural control methods can work just as well.
But this is not a problem, with the growing interest in all things organic special compost is available at most garden centres and of course manure is available in all country areas.
When it comes to pest control you need to get creative as well as attentive to the condition of your plants. A solution that is gaining more mainstream popularity is to introduce into your garden benign insects that prey on the bugs that target your crops.
Remember that you do not have to turn your whole garden organic but can raise produce like tomatoes, strawberries, peppers and herbs in stand alone containers.
In this way you can provide your plants with a mini organic environment which is easily controlled and transportable too.
For those people with limited space such as a balcony containers are a great way to get in on the organic food movement.
Budget Shopping For Organic Food
If you live in an area close to farmland then you may be lucky enough to have an organic farm from which you can buy produce direct.
Organic farming is gaining popularity and as demand for fresh produce grows more and more farmers are opening farm shops to sell directly to the public.
Buying your fruit and vegetables from local farmers is beneficial to both of you, farmers get to earn more profit than supermarkets will pay them and you get to sample fresh local produce and help your local farmers to survive.
A great thing to do in the summer months is to visit farms that let you pick your own fruit, usually you get to eat a lot whilst picking so trying out the goods in advance, organic of course!
You buy by weight and always get a good deal on price, if you go with a group of friends or family as well you can share out the produce and all profit from the day.
Of course whilst you are at the farm why not see if they also sell other organic produce like meat and dairy. Last year I bought some wonderful honey at half the price I would have paid at my local store.
You might be able to buy some organic free range eggs as well, useful for the kitchen.
I hope that you can find some ways in this article to keep it organic and not give up on your healthy lifestyle. - 17274
So, by what means can you get organic food on a budget?
For starters the best way to go is to start growing your own.
If you are already a keen gardener then I am sure you will know about growing organically already, just a few containers, some specially prepared compost and natural pest control methods are all you need to make it a success.
Keeping chemicals away from your plants is a governing principal but natural control methods can work just as well.
But this is not a problem, with the growing interest in all things organic special compost is available at most garden centres and of course manure is available in all country areas.
When it comes to pest control you need to get creative as well as attentive to the condition of your plants. A solution that is gaining more mainstream popularity is to introduce into your garden benign insects that prey on the bugs that target your crops.
Remember that you do not have to turn your whole garden organic but can raise produce like tomatoes, strawberries, peppers and herbs in stand alone containers.
In this way you can provide your plants with a mini organic environment which is easily controlled and transportable too.
For those people with limited space such as a balcony containers are a great way to get in on the organic food movement.
Budget Shopping For Organic Food
If you live in an area close to farmland then you may be lucky enough to have an organic farm from which you can buy produce direct.
Organic farming is gaining popularity and as demand for fresh produce grows more and more farmers are opening farm shops to sell directly to the public.
Buying your fruit and vegetables from local farmers is beneficial to both of you, farmers get to earn more profit than supermarkets will pay them and you get to sample fresh local produce and help your local farmers to survive.
A great thing to do in the summer months is to visit farms that let you pick your own fruit, usually you get to eat a lot whilst picking so trying out the goods in advance, organic of course!
You buy by weight and always get a good deal on price, if you go with a group of friends or family as well you can share out the produce and all profit from the day.
Of course whilst you are at the farm why not see if they also sell other organic produce like meat and dairy. Last year I bought some wonderful honey at half the price I would have paid at my local store.
You might be able to buy some organic free range eggs as well, useful for the kitchen.
I hope that you can find some ways in this article to keep it organic and not give up on your healthy lifestyle. - 17274
About the Author:
Virginia S Froyski has been living the organic food lifestyle for many years now. Visit her website to try out seven free organic recipes and discover some great organic food books.
posted by X - Men at
6:18 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home