The post about tomatoes and beans made me think of this.

When buying bananas I have two options.

Queensland Bananas
- Cheaper
- Easier to find
- Come from the other side of the country.
- Are sold loose (I don't use plastic bags for fruit and veg, unless it's small items like beans or something).

or

Organic Carnarvon Bananas- A few dollars more ( Read more... )

So in January I built a coop and run for five of these:

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The husband bought me some Organic Milk the other day at the store (because he knows we're trying to go healthier bit by bit).  I've noticed a few things about it ( Read more... )

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This came in a Dr. Weil newsletter. I figured some folks here might find it helpful.

Cheap Healthy Eats: 11 Items You Don't Have to Buy Organic:
With many people tightening their budgets, eating healthy may seem like more of a challenge than ever. Use the Tips each Monday this month to help guide your grocery shopping and keep the bills to a ( Read more... )

I've seen some great recipes for suet all over google, and I'm planning on using some of those recipes. However, I thought I'd ask here as well. This place is a goldmine of great advice/recipes/etc ( Read more... )

I've been watching this community for a few weeks now, and have already learned quite a bit just from the more recent entries. I'm hoping to scroll back at some time and read some of the older posts as well. I have a 10-month-old son, and my interest in trying to live more naturally and environmentally responsible came about when I was pregnant. ( Read more... )

Not all, but a lot of my reasons are outlined here in a great diary on DailyKos by OrangeClouds113: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/17/11022/307/240/674025Read more... )

Hey guys ( Read more... )

I've been trying to cook and bake more at home. I tried a new cookie recipe tonight, and I thought the people here would be interested as it's gluten-free and based on slightly more "whole" ingredients ( Read more... )