Why is it expensive to buy organic produce?

Conventional produce may appear on grocery store shelves to be inexpensive, but you pay for it multiple ways – through tax dollars via government subsidies, contamination scares, unfair, unlivable wages for farmers, and the list goes on.  The primary cost of small-scale, organic produce comes from human labor.  Organic produce is more labor intensive since chemical herbicides and pesticides are not used. Using environmentally sound growing practices is not always the most cost-effective way to grow a crop, much in the same way that a fine, hand-made musical instrument costs more than one that is churned out in a factory.  When buying organic, you’re getting the best of what nature can give you.