Despite not have a dramatic crop duster incident ala North By Northwest like Bradley, I'm still very motivated for choosing organic.

Of course personal health and ecological concerns certainly influence the prescense of produce laden with codes preceded by 9's in my grocery cart. However that being said I find that the lack of healthy food, free of pesticdies/herbicides and other toxins available to ALL people, not just those who are affluent enough to afford it…. quite disturbing.

While I have always felt this way, recently something I read revitalized this intent. I was doing some research online for possible vegan friendly things in the Adirondack region of New York where I will be next week for a family gathering and stumbled upon La Dolce Vegan, a small vegan cookie business in the Adirondack mountains.

While Scrolling through their site I read something that struck me.

"All our cookies are baked on the premises of the Misty Mountain Bakery Cafe which is a casual cafe in the Adirondacks. It is not a vegan or vegetarian cafe. It is not feasible in this remote & economically-challenged area of NY state to serve organic foods that are priced much higher than the residents here can afford."

Perhaps shopping at natural foods co-op's and farmers markets have made me forget that some people cannot afford or at least BELIEVE that they cannot afford organic food.

However the more organic produce that IS bought then there will be a larger market for food free from toxins. As more and more farmers adopt organic growing practices then the price difference between conventional and organic produce will decrease immensely, making organic food affordable to more and more people.

Does this mean seeing organic produce in the section of Wal-Mart?- perhaps . Is this the same as having your favorite underground noise band's records sold in Best Buy?- not really.

While it is arguably justifably to get upset when hormonal 9th graders "discover" a band you adored, health is not a sector that elitism has any justifiable context.