Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Buying Organic

If you buy organic produce you know how annoying it is when the pile of organic apples has spilled over and mixed with the non-organic varieties. Here's a simple guide for produce stickers - 4 digits is just regular old produce, 5 digits that starts with a 9 is organic, 5 digits that starts with an 8 is genetically modified.

Check out this great little video for help in prioritizing what to buy organic. You can also check out the Dirty Dozen at the Environmental Working Group to see which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticides on them.




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