In search of cheap(er) organic food

I don't think there are many people who object to the concept of organic food. What they object to is the price.

It's been my observation that an organic food items cost, at minimum, a third more - and sometime double - than their conventionally grown or raised counterparts. And in a year when consumers are seeing the largest food price increases in nearly 20 years, organic food is becoming more and more of a luxury that many families can't afford.

That said, organic food is cheaper at some stores than at others. To find out where the Manchester organic food dollar goes furthest, I recently compared organic food prices at the city's  three grocery store chains: Shaw's, Stop & Shop and Hannaford. I also visited A Market, the city's oldest and largest natural food store.

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