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How to Get the Biggest Health Bang for Your Organic Food Buck
6:30AM 7/23/2011
Buying organic can be confusing, especially if you're trying to prioritize on a frugal food budget. Should you spend extra on pesticide-free fruits and veggies? Or hormone- and antibiotic-free meat? We went to the experts to find out how to maximize the health value of your organic food budget.
Five Smart Buys for Frugal Shoppers at Upscale Whole Foods
10:00AM 3/11/2011
Considering that people love to joke about "Whole Paycheck," it may surprise you to learn that there are at least a few smart buys over at Whole Foods Market that will save you.
These make sense, especially if you're a reluctant cook in a one-person household and prefer organic foods. The key is...
The Clean 15: Foods You Don't Need to Buy Organic
8:00AM 2/25/2011
healthcare, Green, Retail, Consumer Ally, Food, Family Money
Organic foods get a lot of buzz for their lack of chemical pesticides, but you can save money and avoid pesticides by buying certain conventionally grown fruits and vegetables found in the regular supermarket produce aisle.
To help prioritize your food dollars, here's the current list of the...
The Dirty Dozen: Produce Exposed to the Most Pesticides
1:00PM 2/24/2011
Every time you eat a meal, you consume residues of insect killers and fungicides -- unless you eat only organic foods. Many pesticides disrupt male hormones, new research shows. Yet not everyone's budget allows for buying only organic foods, which typically (not always) are pricier, but also must...
Green Police: Sugar Company's Claims a Bit Too Sweet
1:00PM 12/22/2010
The people who help bring you Domino Sugar, C&H sugar and Jack Frost have carved out a successful green niche with Florida Crystals' natural sugar and organic sugar, "sustaining the environment" and being "sweet to Mother Nature," according to the product web site. But critics say the wealthy...
10 Organic Products Experts Would Never Buy
12:00PM 11/17/2010
Consumer expenditures may have dropped 2.8% in 2009, but when it came to organic products, people were willing to open their wallets. According to the Organic Trade Association, U.S. organic sales, including food and non-food products, grew 5.3% from 2008, totaling $26.6 billion.
While buying...
Local Food Movement Gives Small Farms a Big Boost
6:55PM 9/17/2010
The locavore, or local food, movement is gaining momentum, driven in part by increasing awareness about the importance of quality food. Nationwide, small, local farms have tapped into a growing market by selling meat and produce to nearby consumers and choosy restaurant chefs.
The recall of half a billion eggs potentially tainted by salmonella has scared shoppers, who are increasingly willing to pay higher prices for safer eggs. Organic and premium egg producers are now struggling to keep up with demand.
Taking a page from the playbook of the slow food movement -- which argues that fast food will ruin your health, local culture, and the environment -- the Slow Money Alliance suggests that "fast money" is doing the same thing.
Whole Foods is going global. Due to the success of its ability to target the health conscious in the United States, Canada, and UK, Whole Foods is now planning to build a store in Scotland.
The store might replace the Safeway shop in the Glasgow area. The feelings are mixed among residents of...
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