Where to find affordable organic foods (in southern Dutchess County)

Okay, so we all want to find organic food, but we don't want to have to sell our kidneys to get it! So I thought I would put the best places I've found around here, and maybe people who live elsewhere will be inspired to find it in similar places near them.

My number one place, believe it or not, is ShopRite. They have these store brand Artisan pastas that they have on sale every few weeks for like 99 cents, and they're certified organic!! (And they're the best pastas I've ever had that were not homemade!) They also have a lot of store brand organic beans, which are around $1.30 a can, or 99 cents sometimes on sale. Their Muir Glen organic tomatoes are $2 a can, when not on sale. Their organic produce is good, but the prices are a bit higher than non-organic still. I think the trick with them is to look for the organic things that are not in the healthy aisle and are the store brand. They have really good prices. And they deliver (for a fee), so it's a great solution when you are stuck in the house!

My second favorite place is the Ocean State Job Lot on 82. It may not sound like the typical place to shop for organics, but they have a small food section where you can sometimes find Amy's organic stuff, and organic Udon noodles. And it's one of those cool places, where you never know what you may find! It's definitely worth checking out!

WalMart has some organic stuff, but the prices aren't anything special from what I've seen.

Target sometimes has great sales on Annie's mac and cheese and snacks for the kiddies! But again, it's hit or miss.

BJ's has wonderful prices on some great organic items, if you don't mind buying in bulk. (It's great for our family!)

Price Chopper and Stop and Shop are both okay.

And there are always the health food stores, though you will spend more money. On the other hand, you definitely know you will find what you're looking for!

*While I love online shopping, I have not really found Amazon (or any other online place) to be significantly better for buying organic products. I always seem to find them cheaper at ShopRite.