Spring is here, or coming soon

Spring is here..or coming soon so I thought this information on pesticide contamination in fruits and vegetables would be interesting and helpful.

Here is a link to the most popular 47 fruits and veggies and how they rank in terms of pesticide contamination to the meat of the item. The intention of this list is to help you make decisions of when to make the investment to buy organic or not.

http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php

Important things to note on the list:
Avocados and onions are a great examples of items that you do not have to buy organic unless, of course, you want to support the organic movement as an overall philosophy which is an entirely different conversation.

Grapes imported vs domestic - the ranking is pretty different - domestic grapes have a much lower contamination level than imported grapes do. Please check where your fruit comes from, especially if you chose to buy non-organic.



There is also a version that you can print out and keep in your wallet. There is an iPhone / Touch app you can download. Both are available at the link below.

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

Where is the information coming from?
The information is provided by Environmental Working Group. EWG is a non-profit organization that believes in using the power of information to protect public health and the environment. They create specialized services such as these lists as well as other indexes and applications that help people understand what is in their food, health and beauty products in addition to other items that impact public health and the environment.

You can learn more about EWG on their website http://www.ewg.org/about

Let me know if you have any questions.

Take care,
Stacy

p.s. I have attached 2 photos I took at Full Belly Farm - a local organic and biodynamic farm that we visit often.