I have to say with places like Trader Joes and local markets buying organic is not that expensive. Well not anymore so than my local grocery store.

i buy local as much as I can but when im under several feet of snow in the winter, local fruits and veggies arent exactly an option. I dont eat meat, but in the warmer months i go to the market for my fruits and veggies or grow some stuff myself.

I buy probably 80% organic--the market that's easiest walking distance to me is all organic. Now that it's getting to be greenmarket season, I'll work more local products into the pantry, which may or may not be organic.

I try to buy as much organic or locally grown as possible - veggies, fruits and other food products. But since prices are getting crazier I will buy locally grown over organic and skip on say the organic black beans...gotta save somewhere!

It's hard to get decently-priced organic produce here in Orlando; farmer's markets are even harder to find! I grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, where there were local stands everywhere. I do miss supporting the local farmers and getting off-the-farm veggies and fruits.

uh, there is no "I don't buy organic food at all" option?

I buy organic if the price difference isn't too astronomical. 20 cent difference is fine, but some vegetables are dollars more when organic, and I'll just buy the conventional.

I try to buy organic, but living on a budget makes it hard sometimes. There aren't any Trader Joe's where I live, but I commute to work 2 days a week to where there is one right down the street, as well as an awesome produce market. I try to go to both of those places at least once a week and stock up on produce.

I try to buy organic or local as much as I can. If it's double the price of the other stuff I have to go with the lower price...

The commisarry on the army post buys from local farmers and advertises that above the certain veggies that they get- I only buy those bc A) they are in season B) they are local C) they are usually cheapest!!

Farmers markets aren't easy to find in the desert. I buy organic as much as possible and when I see produce that's been locally grown in the stores I buy that if the quality look good.

Farmers markets all spring and summer long (open up in about a month, I'm pumped!)

I balance between local and organic choosing local over organic if I have to. I generally don't have to make that choice with produce, eggs, and honey because of my CSA share (community supported agriculture).

I buy very little organic produce...it is expensive, just make sure I rinse my produce in vinegar and baking soda. Dont eat meat all the time.

I'm a member of a CSA so I get fresh veggies all summer. During the non-produce time I go about 1/2 & 1/2 with conventional & organic.

I have been getting eggs in my CSA for about a year now, and I think it's great knowing where they come from. They also offer a wide selection of meats. I don't eat meat everyday, but if I do it's usually from the CSA as well. We can special order meats to come with our weekly veggies. Last year I got pork chops for Laboy Day weekend. And they were HANDS DOWN the best pork chops I've ever had in my life. Also, their ground beef I've gotten twice. Both times I made an AWESOME meatloaf! They offer chicken, pork, beef, and even duck!

Not everything I get from the CSA is "Certified Organic" but that's mainly due to costs & government regulations that are uber-strict. Some of the growers in my CSA are Amish too, and they offer fresh baked bread & cinnamon rolls (but I've never gotten either of those).

i buy as much organic as i can afford and local when i can't get organic

I buy as much organic as I can. But the prices are much higher.

We're a no meat household and we have a large organic garden in summer/fall (bliss!) We also go to our local farmers market where they often have a good variety of organic produce, which is nice to buy local organic food. It is harder to do in the winter months... even at places like whole foods.

I buy organic produce and meat. I've recently tried buying other things organic as well.

Oh, I also just started buying organic cleaning products.

rpenner: it is ridiculously easy to make your own "organic" cleaning products. Between vinegar and baking soda, you can already clean a million things.

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/06/spring-cleaning-time-here-are-...
http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/03/15/how-to-make-your-own-laundry-d...

I do when I can but sometimes organic is so expensive. I don't buy a lot of meat, so its mostly organic produce. Or when I need a guilty treat like chips or a cookie, I try to at least make it as healthy of a bad treat as possible by buying all natural/organic.

i try to buy organic when i can afford it, although with a college student budget that is often difficult. i usually go organic for the things i eat the most of, and if i can't go organic and it has more then three or four ingredients in it that im unsure of, i don't eat it!

milk and peanut butter are pretty much all i get organically.

My town has a Walmart and one regular grocery store, so the selection of organic stuff is pretty limited. The grocery store has started to carry some organic stuff, but some of it is the packaged stuff I stay away from anyways (like pasta, juice, canned soup). I buy the organic cashew & sunflower butters, and produce when I can. I try to buy the wild caught salmon at the meat counter when they have it, and I'll pick up the organic beef once it's been marked down because the use-by date is approaching.

I figure as long as I'm still eating whole, actual foods I'm doing better than I would be if I ate all the processed junk, organic or not. Even a salad full of frankenveggies is better for me than nearly everything else in the store.

I try to buy locally grown more than organic. I can't really afford organic anyway. I just make sure to wash everything really well.

About 1/3 of the products I buy are organic. I also try to buy as much local products as I can, simply because I care about the local economy.

I would love to buy everything organic but it can be so expensive!!! so I buy neat and veggies organic everything else is bad for me lol..oh well.

I do my best but I can't always trek out to Trader Joe's just to pick up some apples.

I don't usually buy organic because the price is so high, but I try to buy locally grown stuff whenever I can. I find that most of the local stuff is usually organic and pesticide free, plus it's cheaper. I also get a lot of garden produce from my neighbors/parents/inlaws, so that definitely helps out.

I buy everything organic...when I can, that is. It's not widely available here.

I buy as much as I can organic, and at least with produce, I try to buy products that are also grown in my home state of California.