Since we're planning on selling the car and going car free and winter is coming, I'm trying to figure out how to keep my trips to the Loblaws (my nearest reasonably priced organic produce vendor) to a minimum. I'd like to be eating more organic fruits and veggies - not so much for myself, but for my sons (and for the lighter footprint on the land). So a hockey teammate of mine recommended an organic food delivery service. I decided to have a look and do some comparison shopping, and found EIGHT such services here in Toronto:
Eat Organics, Food Share, Front Door Organics, Green Earth Organics, Mama Earth Organics, Organics Delivered, Plan B Organics, and Wanigan(used to be called WOW foods).
So I did a comparison spreadsheet (interested?) and we're going to figure out whether our priority is price or being able to customize or home delivery (there are two that have local pick-up spots) and start it up! I'll let you know how it goes in a future update.
Why organic?
For the land: Sustainable farming methods that don't damage the soil and retain the land's biodiversity.
For the planet: Apparently it uses less energy per unit of yield.
For your body: No chemical pesticides means you don't ingest them with your food.
The David Suzuki Foundation has a few articles on it here and here. Environmental Working Group has a list of the highest pesticide load to the lowest for those who don't want to bother (or can't afford to) with getting all organic fruits and veggies - they suggest just the top 12, or the "dirty dozen".
~ Lynn