Hersey Homestead

If given the choice, I think all of us would choose to eat organic foods. However, those price tags can send our budgets out of control. As a stay-at-home mom, with a single-income household, here is how we eat organic on a tight budget. Start by checking the bargain bins. I find organic produce on discount almost every time I go to the store. Anything that doesn't look 'perfect' gets discounted. If organic lettuce is on sale, buy three and add side salads to dinner all week. Bonus you are saving organic produce from being tossed in the trash. Know the dirty dozen . This is a list of produce you want to buy organic, to avoid ingesting crazy amounts of pesticides. If your budget allows, certainly go for organic every time. However, at minimum, avoid the dirty dozen: Strawberries  Spinach  Nectarines Apples  Grapes  Peaches  Cherries  Pears  Tomatoes  Celery  Potatoes  Cucumbers Now, organic apples are much more expe...