> It brings me to another question though. My husband and I moved to  
> Monterey,
> TN with a population of 3,000 to 6,000 (it's hard to tell!). The closest
> bigger town is Cookeville which has a Kroger and Wal-Mart. Both have very
> limited selections of organic veggies. At most I have found lettuce,
> cauliflower, onions, celery, and carrots. Nashville, which I believe has
> bigger stores like Whole Foods, is a 1 1/2 hour drive away. I eventually
> want to plant a garden but what can I do in the meantime? If I buy
> non-organic foods what can I do to protect myself?

There may be CSAs near you.  You can look it up here.  Be sure to paste
the two halves of this URL together.

http://www.localharvest.org/search-csa.jsp?scale=&lat=&lon=&x=&y=&ty=6&zip=&st=45&but.x=33&but.y=5

Of course, in January you may not get much (whoops! I'm thinking
like a Colorado resident, which I am).  CSA is Community Supported
Agriculture, where you pay up front and get a bag of veggies
every week for the season.  Almost all are organic farms.

Also look for farmers markets.
Here is a list for Tennessee.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/States/Tennessee.htm#N

	Lynnet