Organic Strawberries
June 19, 2008
It’s strawberry season! We all love strawberries in my house which is why we recently set out to a local farm to pick our own. They were good — much better than the “woody” store bought ones. Then we ran out. The grocery store had organic strawberries on sale, so I grabbed them. (Strawberries are one of
the dirty dozen, you know.) Oh my! The flavor was better than the hand picked ones from our local farm. Wow! They were gone in a day. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Buying organic isn’t just to avoid pesticides and save the environment. Organic produce often tastes better. Well-balanced organic soil grows stronger, healthier plants that taste better and contain more nutrients. At any rate, this isn’t the first time organic has tasted better than conventional produce, but I was quite frankly shocked that the organic ones were better than our local farm’s strawberries, which were eaten right from the plant, rather than a few days later. So, if organic strawberries are on sale at your local supermarket, give ‘em a try. Or maybe you shouldn’t — you’ll be hooked for life!
June 20, 2008 at 8:21 am
Lisa,
I have been gradually making the switch to organic fruit. I have noticed that the local grocery store is doing better putting organic fruits on sale, (thereby making me more inclined to buy them.) We too had the organic strawberries and blueberries. They were so much better than the regular ones. They were a better color, juicier and much more sweeter. I will be buying organic more often now.