[andthentherewere3]

Originally Posted by stook1

What about organic farms or farmers markets in the area? Anything worth considering? Even up into Ridgefield, Wilton, Bedford/Pound Ridge maybe? We go through a huge amount of produce weekly so we could possibly stock up on the weekends.

For meats, we go through more poultry than beef or seafood. I am reasonably ok with the ~$4/lb I currently pay for organic chicken since I don't expect to find vastly better pricing.

Stone Gardens Farm in Shelton:
Come Direct to the Grower and Co

[Stylo]

Just Google it.

http://www.westportfarmersmarket.com/
wilton farmers market
Ridgefield Farmers Market - Ridgefield, CT | Local-Farmers-Markets.Com
Robert Treat Farm. Authentic Family Farm Market and Garden Center. Milford Connecticut (http://www.roberttreatfarm.com/WoodmontFarmersMarket.html - broken link)
milforddowntownfarmersmarket.com - Home

[Kristin85]

Organic "direct from the farm locations": http://www.ctnofa.org/Farms/Fairfield.pho (broken link)

[andthentherewere3]

Originally Posted by Kristin85

Organic "direct from the farm locations": http://www.ctnofa.org/Farms/Fairfield.pho (broken link)

The link didn't work for me.

[Kristin85]

Originally Posted by andthentherewere3

The link didn't work for me.

Strange. I double checked and the url is right. Try searching for Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut. I'd put a link to the home site but I'm not sure if it'll load. I can't find a link on there to the original url I posted, but the sections on organic farming and community farms list the farms dedicated to organic farming.

[shanab]

Change the last o in the link to a p:

http://www.ctnofa.org/Farms/Fairfield.php

[Currency Pair Crocodile]

Wow, another victim to the organic scam Inc.

[stook1]

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

Wow, another victim to the organic scam Inc.

Originally Posted by stook1

We recently switched to eating almost exclusively organic produce and meats and would like a source for more reasonably priced items (please no comments about organic vs. not-organic).

I know it is super tempting to throw in one's two cents about the benefit of organic foods. This is why I specifically tried to preempt comments like yours in the OP. Please keep the thread constructive.

[Currency Pair Crocodile]

Originally Posted by stook1

I know it is super tempting to throw in one's two cents about the benefit of organic foods. This is why I specifically tried to preempt comments like yours in the OP. Please keep the thread constructive.

I saw that. But I hope you do realize the organic industry has been hijacked by the same Big Food Inc., which has been selling processed food for the masses.

Nothing is organic in the grocery stores anymore, unless if you buy from a "real" farmer with his own produce. Or if you have a cow tied in your porch, or hens in the garden :d

[Stylo]

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

I saw that. But I hope you do realize the organic industry has been hijacked by the same Big Food Inc., which has been selling processed food for the masses.

Nothing is organic in the grocery stores anymore, unless if you buy from a "real" farmer with his own produce. Or if you have a cow tied in your porch, or hens in the garden :d

They do use marginally better processes and standards of growing compared to non-organic, especially if non-organic's origins are from third world countries where who-knows-what is sprayed (not that we're much better).

Although I do agree that the cost increase is not necessarily worth it in the grocery store.

I get all my milk raw from a local farm. Wouldn't do it any other way.