Tiferet Organic

Price difference between organic and conventional

As mentioned in my Organic food can be affordable, many items you will be able to find at a good price, but others you may not. If you are faced with the dilemma of spending extra, sometimes a lot extra on organic products, please consider the following 8 points: 1. Will it harm my health in the long run, if I decide to spend less and buy conventional food? For example strawberries and grapes are very heavily sprayed, often much more than other berries, you should not compromise on those. Buy the organic strawberries. On the other hand, things like onions are ...

Do you want to go organic, but don’t know where to start?

Let me try to help you. Ultimately the level of your commitment to organics is up to you. We all find our comfort level. If you are new to the organic world, consider the following: Start with organic food first, Then move on to organic beauty products and Ecological household products, clothes could be next Start slowly Organic food My family likes this simple rule of thumb: first eliminate and replace those things that impact you the most. For example – food; food is directly ingested and fully processed by our bodies. So, start with your ...

Why Organic?

1. It's healthy for you. On average, organic food contains higher levels of vitamins and essential minerals as well as cancer-fighting antioxidants. 2. There are no nasty additives. Organic food doesn't contain food additives which can cause health problems. Amongst the additives banned by the Soil Association are hydrogenated fat, aspartame (artificial sweetener) and monosodium glutamate. 3. No pesticides. Over 400 chemical pesticides are routinely used in conventional farming and residues are often present in non-organic food. 4. GM-free. Genetically modified (GM) crops and ingredients are not allowed under organic standards. 5. Reliance on drugs removed. There is ...

Organic food can be very affordable, can it?

Organic food can be very affordable. Can it? People think that organic food and all organic products are prohibitively more expensive. I must say that I disagree. One just has to spend some time and effort looking for alternative sources for organics. Let me share my experience with the various ways I acquire organic food for my family. Bellow are five options that I successfully used. First: Organic food co-ops can often offer better prices for local organic vegetables, fruits and meats. Co-ops usually work by membership subscription, i.e., in the beginning of the growing season, you invest a certain amount of money ...

One duck, two ducks, three ducks?

Can you guess how many organic ducks are on this photo? I wanted to share this photo with you for a long time. About two years ago, while visiting an organic farm east of Montreal, Canada, we took this picture. A few days after we were looking over our pictures and were puzzled by this one. “Look at these two ducks, so cute,” My husband said. “Wait a second Eddy.” I replied. “There are more than two, there are three!” “Are you sure?” Eddy replied. “Yes, look at their heads, there are three for sure.” Was my response. My kids think that there are four of ...

Organic seeds

Last summer we purchased the most wonderful organic seeds. Although, we planted late in the season, we still got a splendid variety of organic vegetables. This year we used them again with a great result. If you ever had your own garden, and if you are a careful shopper, like me, you would ask: Why should I buy seeds, if I can collect them myself? Fair question, in fact, this is what I was doing for years. So I was against purchasing organic seeds, but here’s what happened. To my surprise, my husband, Eddy told me that he will be ordering a variety ...

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Price difference between organic and conventional

Do you want to go organic, but don’t know where to start?

Why Organic?

1. It’s healthy for you. On average, organic food contains higher levels of vitamins and essential minerals as well as cancer-fighting antioxidants. 2. There are no nasty additives. Organic food doesn’t contain food additives which can cause health problems. Amongst the additives banned by the Soil Association are hydrogenated fat,... [Read more of this review]