Costs Still a Problem in Canada

"In the first cross-Canada study of factors that lead consumers to purchase organic, fair trade or locally produced foods, the Montreal organization Equiterre asked that question, and others, in an attempt to identify the major obstacles to what it calls "responsible food consumerism."

As expected, cost turned out to be a major factor in why some of us don't choose organic food. For example, 82 per cent of respondents said high price was the main obstacle to buying organic."

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