More reasons to buy organic

[Guest guest]

 

 

Pesticide Usage. It is unfortunate the amount (over 1 billion tons) and types of

pesticides used to grow the majority of crops in this country. While some

pesticides like DDT have been banned (in the US, though still used in other

countries), other pesticides requiring farm workers to wear protective gear are

still used. And given the growth of genetically modified food and seed,

corporations have created chemicals that specifically need to be sprayed to make

crops such as corn and soy grow.

 

Pesticides like iprodione found in peaches, captan found in strawberries and

dieldrin found in potatoes and winter squash are classified by the EPA as

probable cancer causing agents. Other pesticides like methyl parathion found in

apples, grapes, peaches and pears have killed huge populations of bees and bird

wildlife.

 

Chemical Absorption. While washing fruit and vegetables can reduce the residue

amounts of some pesticides, it does not get rid of them. Some pesticides are

created to bind to the outside of the fruit or vegetable and so they don't wash

off. Other chemicals get into the fruit or vegetable so peeling does not rid the

food of its danger.

 

Top Fruits & Vegetables to Buy Organic. There has been a lot of testing by

organizations like the Environmental Working Group, to see which fruits and

vegetables are most likely to test positive for pesticides and which tend to

have multiple pesticide residue on them. Here's the ones that score the worst:

- Peaches

- Strawberries

- Apples

- Nectarines

- Grapes

- Pears

- Raspberries

- Cherries

- Spinach

- Potatoes

- Bell Peppers

- Celery

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Robin,

 

This is an important topic in our household as well, not sure if someone has

shared this link before, but a great bookmark for me:

 

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

 

I have the wallet guide in my purse as a reminder on what items to buy

organic.

 

 

 

I am also anxiously awaiting the non-GMO shopping guide:

 

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/GMFree/Non-GMOShoppingGuide/index.cfm

 

 

 

I am a sucker for quick reference guides that help my family stay safer and

healthier!

 

If anyone has any others they have run across please let me know.

 

I usually print them, laminate with some clear self sticking contact paper

and either stick them in my purse or on my fridge.

 

Thanks,

 

Paige

 

 

 

 

 

_____

 

On

Behalf Of robin koloms

Saturday, July 26, 2008 11:36 AM

rkoloms

Cc: ;

thehomeschoolmominthekitchen ; josh gross; RUTH KOLOMS GROSS

More reasons to buy organic

 

 

 

 

 

Pesticide Usage. It is unfortunate the amount (over 1 billion tons) and

types of pesticides used to grow the majority of crops in this country.

While some pesticides like DDT have been banned (in the US, though still

used in other countries), other pesticides requiring farm workers to wear

protective gear are still used. And given the growth of genetically modified

food and seed, corporations have created chemicals that specifically need to

be sprayed to make crops such as corn and soy grow.

 

Pesticides like iprodione found in peaches, captan found in strawberries and

dieldrin found in potatoes and winter squash are classified by the EPA as

probable cancer causing agents. Other pesticides like methyl parathion found

in apples, grapes, peaches and pears have killed huge populations of bees

and bird wildlife.

 

Chemical Absorption. While washing fruit and vegetables can reduce the

residue amounts of some pesticides, it does not get rid of them. Some

pesticides are created to bind to the outside of the fruit or vegetable and

so they don't wash off. Other chemicals get into the fruit or vegetable so

peeling does not rid the food of its danger.

 

Top Fruits & Vegetables to Buy Organic. There has been a lot of testing by

organizations like the Environmental Working Group, to see which fruits and

vegetables are most likely to test positive for pesticides and which tend to

have multiple pesticide residue on them. Here's the ones that score the

worst:

- Peaches

- Strawberries

- Apples

- Nectarines

- Grapes

- Pears

- Raspberries

- Cherries

- Spinach

- Potatoes

- Bell Peppers

- Celery

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the link, Paige! I needed something like this and had no idea

where to find it. I always remember about the list when I'm shopping, but tend

to forget exactly what's on it. Marilyn

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

As a rule of thumb, if the skin is edible, it is much more likely to let

pesticied through (apples, potatoes, cherries, etc), buy organic.

 

--- On Mon, 7/28/08, sahmomof8 <sahmomof8 wrote:

 

sahmomof8 <sahmomof8

Re: More reasons to buy organic

 

Monday, July 28, 2008, 1:25 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the link, Paige! I needed something like this and had no idea

where to find it. I always remember about the list when I'm shopping, but tend

to forget exactly what's on it. Marilyn

 

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