Filed under: Green Living | Tags: apples, blueberries, celery, collards, imported grapes, imported nectarines, kale, lettuce, local, Organic, organic potatoes, peaches, pesticide, potatoes, spinach, strawberries, sweet bell peppers, systemic pesticides
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen refers to fruits and vegetables we buy fresh at the supermarket, and how loaded they are with pesticides.
Here’s the list:
1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Strawberries
4. Peaches
5. Spinach
6. Nectarines, especially imported
7. Imported grapes (Hold the wine!)
8. Sweet bell peppers
9. Potatoes
10. Blueberries
11. Lettuce
12. Kale & Collards (Tie)
I have been doing all right except for peaches and potatoes. I think last summer I was equating “local” with “organic”, which is stupid of me, but I get so hungry for fresh peaches in the summer, I guess I wasn’t careful enough. Potatoes??? I thought since they were below ground, they would not be so susceptible to pesticides, but if the farmer uses systemic pesticides, it makes sense that they are full of them. I don’t recall seeing organic potatoes, but I’m going to look closely tonight when I do my weekend shopping.
Everyone, be aware and more careful when you feed your family and friends…and yourself!
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