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Money represents a service done. For quality, expect to pay more for it. There is of course always the option of trying to grow food. Even if you don't have a yard, windows on the south face of your house provide enough light for a lot of things.

You pay less for gmo food because they can grow it faster, better, cheaper then organic farmers. Cheap production makes the food cheaper in return.

I believe no matter where you live you can either find a healthier option, or grow your own food. (In some ways) I don't expect an apartment goer to have a garden on their porch, but community gardens are rising in popularity. In the suburbs and rural areas I expect growing a garden would come easier.

well i have a problem with untested or barely tested things becomeing big on the market before seeing the health effects.

I can't wait to try to grow this year. I've been proven to have a brown thumb in the past, but I have a beautiful greenhouse now and plenty of land. I just have no idea what I'm doing!!!

There is a local organic farm stand that I go to only when it rains, because they take 20% of everything during the rain! It's awesome because rain=prosperity in some cultures, and it's so true for me when I shop there.

Growing things in windows wouldn't allow you to necessarily grow enough to keep yourself, never mind a family, in vegetables. It can be a start, and you can certainly even supplement it with what you can afford, but it's not a solution to the problem. This country needs like, a major overhaul when it comes to stuff like that. I was growing veggies all last winter in my windows, and only managed to grow enough to keep my tortoise fed.

Remember, everyone, that there is no basic nutritional difference between organically grown and conventionally grown vegetables. The difference is in the use of herbicides and pesticides in conventional growing, and different control methods with organic growing.

I have a problem with genetically modified vegetables. Does the body use those foods just the same way, or think, "what is this?' The modification makes them unpalatable to pests, so, in my mind, it may be like the difference between margarine and butter---ants and other bugs won't touch margarine, but butter is a totally different story.

Pretty much anywhere. They're not the same thing as hybrids, either, so don't be afraid of hybrids. If you want to save seed for next year, you don't want hybrids, because their offspring will be a combination of types, if they produce at all (some hybrids are sterile). So if you want to save seed, look for "heirloom" varieties. If you're not saving seed, just check the seed packages to see what will grow best in your area---lots of hybrids are bred to be resistant to certain bacterial and fungal diseases that may be a problem in your area. Grow what looks good to you!

Don't forget that you can grow lots of grocery store items, too, like dried beans-----just be aware that lots of the veggies are hybrids, and will produce a variety of plants, if at all.