While a reduced amount of, and possibly different type of, pesticide is often at play in our organic choices, the striking thing we’ve found is that a lot of organic produce tastes better, often times significantly.

Part of it is probably the correlation between organic produce and smaller and/or more local production. Part of it is probably the stores that have extensive organic stock tend to charge more, and presumably are more proactive about disposing of less desirable items.

I feel like part of it is probably a more holistic approach to growing the food, as opposed to trying to maximize yields and/or profit.