To Eat, or Not to Eat?

organic-food-green-prophet.jpgOne of our earliest and most popular posts to date is on cheap organic food in Israel. It got us wondering, what is our reader’s take on the organic food movement?Take Our Poll

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  1. Alas, I couldn’t answer properly – I both buy AND grow my own organic food. So, since it’s winter here, I chose buy since that’s what I’m currently doing.

    Enjoying the site (here via Ilana). Good work.

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