to be or not to be Organic?

The only food product I strictly follow organic/free-range policy on is eggs. I love eggs, so I'll pay $5 for a half-dozen to be sure that the eggs I eat (especially when I like to eat them raw) are safe to consume.

As far as produce goes, I'm not too picky, but I like getting my produce at the local farmer's market. I know that the produce there is fresh and it tastes better. It also supports the local farmer's economy, like Sass mentioned. Whether it's organic or not, I don't really care. I do prefer organic foods as opposed to non-organic if it's available for relatively the same price. Why? Well, to be theoretical (according to SpaceMonk's friend's logic, you'd want to buy products grown with pesticides because you don't want bug shit on it): why the hell would you want to eat produce that even bugs (or any other creature, for that matter of fact) wouldn't touch?

Jam it back in, in the dark.