In England it would seem to be a bit easier to buy locally, direct from farms, if the observations on this thread are typical of the American experience.

Here you can get veg boxes delivered from local organic farms. You can have meat delivered from them, too. And visit the farms if you want to.

I used to belong to the Soil Association - I think organic farming provides a welcome alternative to industrial food production. The proliferation of farm shops and farmers' markets in the UK would indicate that many people feel this way, and organic farming has been a big contributor to the real, local food movement.

The idea of someone scrubbing an organic canteloupe with anti-bacterial detergent before they're willing to eat it is about the saddest thing I've heard in a long time.I hope you take equal care in scrubbing the pesticide-ridden food that comes from the supermarket.