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12 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic (2011)

12 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic (2011)

by on 26. Jul, 2011 in chemicals, food, organic

Pesticide residues often remain on produce even after you wash it. Therefore, it’s best for your health and your family’s to buy organic fruits and vegetables. If you can’t afford to by everything organic, the best strategy is to focus on the fruits and vegetables that are most likely to expose you to multiple pesticides. [...]

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To Raise Healthy Children, Reduce Exposure to Toxins

To Raise Healthy Children, Reduce Exposure to Toxins

by on 14. Dec, 2010 in chemicals, drinking water, green living, health, organic, plastic

Nowadays, raising healthy children requires more than keeping them safe from germs. It also requires protecting them from toxic chemicals pervading their everyday environment, from phthalates, BPA, organophosphates and PBDE flame retardants to lead and mercury. For tips on how to reduce your children’s risk, read, print and share my latest This Green Life column [...]

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Green Eating

Green Eating

by on 14. Jul, 2010 in drinking water, food, organic

Local, seasonal, organic, unprocessed, etc. I’ve covered these food topics and more in my writing over the years. My new Green Eating page explains the principles and links to the pieces. Among the more interesting items are columns on sustainable wine, coffee and chocolate, as well as a couple on the importance of eating less [...]

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12 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic (2010)

12 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic (2010)

by on 08. Jul, 2010 in chemicals, food, health, organic

Last weekend, I got a friendly warning from a farmer at our local Greenmarket. Holding up the big, beautiful bell pepper I’d selected, he said, “You may find a little friend inside.” Friend? I cast an uncomprehending look at him. “We don’t use pesticides,” he explained. I assured him I preferred the little bug I [...]

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12 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic (2009)

12 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic (2009)

by on 11. Mar, 2009 in chemicals, food, health, shopping

If you can’t afford to get all your food organic (how many people can?), you will be interested in the latest edition of the “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides” from the Environmental Working Group, which lists the fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest pesticide loads. EWG says its research shows that “people who eat [...]

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Organic Thanksgiving: what you get for your money

Organic Thanksgiving: what you get for your money

by on 26. Nov, 2008 in food, holidays, shopping

I just came across a less-than-shocking exposé on the “true” cost of an organic Thanksgiving dinner in Smart Money, revealing that you could pay 75% more for your organic feast. The slant of the piece (in a column called “Rip-offs”) is that conventional and organic food are essentially the same — just different lifestyle choices. [...]

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