Today’s Tip from The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference: Make a list of organic foods to try.
“On your next trip to the grocery store, add a few organic options to your cart. Organic porduce is gown with natural fertilizer and fewer pesticides than its non-organic counterparts. In the United States, produce with the USDA-certified organic label is at least 95 percent organic. THe environmental benefits range from keeping chemicals from polluting groundwater to providing a healthy environment for local wildlife. There is also another benefit to choosing organic fruits and vegetables: a lot of people believe they taste better than produce grown with chemical fertilizers.
Organic produce is often more expensive. If you want to buy organic but also want to stick to a budget, it’s important to know which fruits and vegetables are most likely to be contaminated by pesticides: apples, apricots, cherries, grapes, nectarines, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, celery, green beans, peppers, and spinach.”
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American’s are increasingly “going” organic. But the process of living organic isn’t made easy by the system in place. In fact, much of the food labeled organic still contains non-organic by products. The majority of the plastics are made with GE crops, specifically corn.