Environmental Working Group

When Should You Buy Organic?

When Should You Buy Organic?Posted by Rachele Kanigel on May 30, 2006 - 2:42pm.

I was in my neighborhood produce store the other day having a familiar debate with myself over a carton of strawberries. Should I buy the big, red, bright red ones in the main produce section at $1.25 a basket? Or should I splurge on the organic ones for $2.25 for the same small container?

I knew my 8-year-old son, Trevor -- whom we often call a fruitoholic -- could make an entire container disappear in about two minutes flat. Did I really need to spend the extra money for organic? Feeling tight, I picked up a three-pack of the conventional berries and plopped them into my cart.



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