“Papa, dis food is o-ganic?”

Whoa…

My three year old knows how to ask about her food. Very cool.

She doesn’t truly understand what we mean when we say organic, or organically grown, but she knows that to our family, there is a distinction.

If there’s a choice, we go for the organic. Even better is locally grown. The farmers market is one of our primary food sources, we have a share in a CSA, and the rest we get at our local co-op.

We might pay more, but we’re OK with that. Here’s why:

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