organic

On a Budget..not sure if these words actually go together. Howerver; Mother Earth News says it possible so "I thought I would pass on these hints.

Try to stick to local grown Organic. You know that this product did not travel far or that you might have picked it yourself.

Join your local agriculture project. Check out the SCA program on-line.

Buy in Season and learn new recipes for these grerat products.

Buy in Bulk and share or freeze. You might even want to try canning. (It is said that Happiness can be found in doing it yourself).

This one I thought was interesting and have been looking into. Join or create a food buying group. Try VegFamily.com

Be picky: Check out the 2010 Shopper's guide to Pesticides. Try buying the the worst ones on the list in organic.

ALSO try growing your own. This has been a rough summer for this in Jersey anyway.