A year ago our daughter and her two year old child came to live with us in the Midwest since her husband was stationed in Afghanistan. Oh, did I mention that she was pregnant with twins. She lived with us while she had the twins. Tina is a firm believer in only buying organic groceries. I can’t tell the reader how many times she would say “Oh My God if you can only buy one organic item it must be potatoes.” “OMG if you can only buy one organic item it must be ketchup.” “OMG if you can only buy one organic item it must be apples.”
Last weekend I went to the grocery store. A simple thing to do that should not have taken much time; however, it took me forever! I wanted to buy apples but the organic apples were now mushy. The apples laden with chemicals were hard and crisp as the fall day they were picked. Why is that? I had the same experience with cucumbers. The organic cucumbers were now soft and wimpy while the others were firm and nice. Why is that? I do know that last summer I had a cucumber in my refrigerator about 4 days old and one that had just been picked from my tiny garden and mine rotted must faster. So how old is the non organic produce in the store? What have they done to make it last so long and seem so fresh? I left the store with half the items on my list not purchased.
I am very excited to plant our first fruits and vegetables with Amy and her Sunshine this summer. It will be great to have all organic produce at our finger tips since the reader can see that I too have gone the way of Tina with only organic food. I only hope that Amy is as excited as I am. If she does not think this is a great way to get organic produce I will just have Tina come for a visit. After a few hours with Tina’s organic mantra Amy will see the light, I hope.
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