Each year the Environmental Working Group releases it's list of the 12 most pesticide laden and the 15 least pesticide laden fruits and vegetables.
This year's list has changed slightly from last year. I'm very, very surprised to see kale and carrots on the Dirty Dozen side. They are vegetables that are so easy to grow without pesticides!
But am possibly being optimistic? A small grower can watch their vegetables as they grow and make adjustments to what the vegetables need so that they can grow naturally. The big processors (notice I don't say growers) have such huge fields to oversee that they don't have that option. Yet another reason to "Buy Fresh, Buy Local"!
Here's the handy list to print and clip as a guideline for your future grocery shopping trips.
If you are interested in more information, you can go to this website:
http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/41057267.html
Happy, healthy eating!
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