Wednesday, August 18, 2010
VISION FOR OUR NON PROFIT
Growing more urban farm gardens is our vision. This means that most of our land will be through land use agreements with others who support urban agriculture. At each location we will teach people to grow organic vegetables for garden plots or production farming and we will grow vegetables for sale to provide income for the non profit corporation. We will have workshops and connect with city agencies to help develop urban farming zoning and food system assessments. We are starting a steering committee to examine a facility in metro Denver to teach URBAN AGRICULTURE. We hope to find a community college who sees this great opportunity. This will include adult education for those who want to take an occasional course in growing for production. Barbara Moore is the leader for school education for Wheat Ridge Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Task Force. She is also going to be doing a PILOT PROJECT for urban agriculture with the city of Lakewood and Ralston House non profit. She will be having a year round community garden with garden plots and greenhouse at that facility. Again people will learn to grow and teach others. ORGANIC GROWING is our emphasis. We will sell produce to local restaurants and are selling at local Farmers Markets. Barbara is also volunteer coordinator with the Chat field Denver Botanic Garden Farm in Little ton. She is helping to bring Jefferson County students to the farm to learn about agriculture. The Harvest Mountain Community Garden at 4322 Xenon Street is helping the Head Start students in Wheat Ridge to learn about growing through donating Earth Boxes for the students to use and bringing them to the garden for garden parties. By end of 2011 the non profit will have four locations with over 10,000 sf of growing area.
what is urban agriculture ?
Urban Agriculture Improves the Environment and Enhances Quality of Life by:
* Turning unused vacant lots into attractive, safe urban farms.
* Improving storm water collection.
* Increasing biodiversity.
* Reducing air pollution.
* Composting the 30% of the waste stream that is organic waste.
* Cleaning up soil that is contaminated.
* Reducing fuel consumption by not transporting agricultural products
long distances.
* Reducing urban cooling energy requirements as a result of adding plants to the
environment.
Urban Agriculture Brings About Community Economic Development By:
* Providing employment and supplemental income opportunities.
* Increasing overall economic activity in local communities.
* Increasing green open space and the property values and tax revenues near them.
* Allowing residents to save money growing and/or buying locally.
* Reducing the costs of health care through the health and environmental benefits of
gardening and eating fresh produce.
Urban Agriculture Enhances Food Security By:
* Increasing the availability of healthy, affordable food for all.
* Teaching people how to grow their own food.
* Reducing the reliance on emergency food systems.
* Increasing residents’ income and access to local food.
Urban Agriculture is a Proven Benefit to Urban Areas:
* 40% of Toronto, Canada, residents grow some of their food in home or community
gardens.
* Residents in Havana Cuba, produced 8500 tons of agricultural produce including 7.5
million eggs and 3,650 tons of meat in 1996 alone.
* The United Nations Development Program estimates that 15-20% of food is produced in
urban areas world-wide.
* Salem, Oregon, reports that urban land next to a “greenbelt” was worth $1,200.00 more
per acre than land only 1000 feet away.
Urban Agriculture Models
Home Gardens
Home gardens are usually smaller than a city lot and adjacent to a house or
apartment. They are managed by residents and production is primarily for
home use. Small scale income generation from produce or value-added
products is possible.
Community-Based Gardens
Community-based gardens range in size from a portion of a city lot to several
lots. They are located at schools, churches, community centers, food pan-
tries, housing developments, or on other city or community-owned land. They
are managed by constituents of the community entity, and production is for
use by constituents, by the organization, or for income generation.
Commercial Gardens and Small Farms
Commercial gardens and small farms range in size from one city lot to 10
acres. They are usually located in vacant lots in commercial or residential
areas either owned or leased by the producer. Management is often by
an entrepreneur or employee of a restaurant, and production is primarily
for income generation.
* Turning unused vacant lots into attractive, safe urban farms.
* Improving storm water collection.
* Increasing biodiversity.
* Reducing air pollution.
* Composting the 30% of the waste stream that is organic waste.
* Cleaning up soil that is contaminated.
* Reducing fuel consumption by not transporting agricultural products
long distances.
* Reducing urban cooling energy requirements as a result of adding plants to the
environment.
Urban Agriculture Brings About Community Economic Development By:
* Providing employment and supplemental income opportunities.
* Increasing overall economic activity in local communities.
* Increasing green open space and the property values and tax revenues near them.
* Allowing residents to save money growing and/or buying locally.
* Reducing the costs of health care through the health and environmental benefits of
gardening and eating fresh produce.
Urban Agriculture Enhances Food Security By:
* Increasing the availability of healthy, affordable food for all.
* Teaching people how to grow their own food.
* Reducing the reliance on emergency food systems.
* Increasing residents’ income and access to local food.
Urban Agriculture is a Proven Benefit to Urban Areas:
* 40% of Toronto, Canada, residents grow some of their food in home or community
gardens.
* Residents in Havana Cuba, produced 8500 tons of agricultural produce including 7.5
million eggs and 3,650 tons of meat in 1996 alone.
* The United Nations Development Program estimates that 15-20% of food is produced in
urban areas world-wide.
* Salem, Oregon, reports that urban land next to a “greenbelt” was worth $1,200.00 more
per acre than land only 1000 feet away.
Urban Agriculture Models
Home Gardens
Home gardens are usually smaller than a city lot and adjacent to a house or
apartment. They are managed by residents and production is primarily for
home use. Small scale income generation from produce or value-added
products is possible.
Community-Based Gardens
Community-based gardens range in size from a portion of a city lot to several
lots. They are located at schools, churches, community centers, food pan-
tries, housing developments, or on other city or community-owned land. They
are managed by constituents of the community entity, and production is for
use by constituents, by the organization, or for income generation.
Commercial Gardens and Small Farms
Commercial gardens and small farms range in size from one city lot to 10
acres. They are usually located in vacant lots in commercial or residential
areas either owned or leased by the producer. Management is often by
an entrepreneur or employee of a restaurant, and production is primarily
for income generation.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
studies on babies umbilical cords and chemicals
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=newborn-babies-chemicals-exposure-bpa
Tests Find More Than 200 Chemicals in Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood
Study commissioned by environmental group finds high levels of chemicals in U.S. minority infants
By Sara Goodman
newborn-chemical-umbilical-cord-environmental-working-group
TOXIC INHERITANCE: Babies are born with a slew of potentially dangerous chemicals.
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U.S. minority infants are born carrying hundreds of chemicals in their bodies, according to a report released today by an environmental group.
The Environmental Working Group's study commissioned five laboratories to examine the umbilical cord blood of 10 babies of African-American, Hispanic and Asian heritage and found more than 200 chemicals in each newborn.
"We know the developing fetus is one of the most vulnerable populations, if not the most vulnerable, to environmental exposure," said Anila Jacobs, EWG senior scientist. "Their organ systems aren't mature and their detox methods are not in place, so cord blood gives us a good picture of exposure during this most vulnerable time of life."
Of particular concern to Jacobs: 21 newly detected contaminants, including the controversial plastics additive bisphenol A, or BPA, which mimics estrogen and has been shown to cause developmental problems and precancerous growth in animals. Last month, researchers reported that male Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the chemical experienced erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems.
"BPA is a really important finding because people are really aware about its potential toxicity," Jacobs told reporters. "This is the first study to find BPA in umbilical cord blood, and it correlates with national data on it."
Jacobs said the study focused on minority children to show that chemical exposure is ubiquitous, building on 2005 research on cord blood from 10 anonymous babies. That study found a similar body burden among the babies. This is the first study to look at chemicals in minority newborns.
"Minority groups may have increased exposure to certain chemicals, but here we didn't focus on those chemicals," Jacobs said. "The sample size is too small to see major differences, but we want to increase awareness about chemical exposures."
Leo Trasande, co-director of the Children's Environmental Health Center at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, said the findings, while preliminary, show that minority communities are often disproportionately affected by chemical exposure. Trasande was not involved in the EWG study.
"Presently, minority communities suffer from a host of chronic disorders, and disproportionate chemical exposures may contribute significantly to the origins of the disparities that exist," Trasande said.
Both he and Jacobs said the findings add momentum for the call to revamp the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, the law regulating the more than 80,000 chemicals on its database. They released the report on the same day that a Senate panel is scheduled to discuss the government's strategy for managing the tens of thousands of chemicals in the marketplace with an eye toward overhauling TSCA.
TSCA does not require most chemicals to be tested for safety before they are approved for widespread use. Because of this, Trasande said, less than half of the 3,000 high-production volume chemicals on the marketplace have toxicity data, and less than one-fifth have toxicity testing data on the effects on developing organs.
Tests Find More Than 200 Chemicals in Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood
Study commissioned by environmental group finds high levels of chemicals in U.S. minority infants
By Sara Goodman
newborn-chemical-umbilical-cord-environmental-working-group
TOXIC INHERITANCE: Babies are born with a slew of potentially dangerous chemicals.
ISTOCKPHOTO/RAPIDEYE
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U.S. minority infants are born carrying hundreds of chemicals in their bodies, according to a report released today by an environmental group.
The Environmental Working Group's study commissioned five laboratories to examine the umbilical cord blood of 10 babies of African-American, Hispanic and Asian heritage and found more than 200 chemicals in each newborn.
"We know the developing fetus is one of the most vulnerable populations, if not the most vulnerable, to environmental exposure," said Anila Jacobs, EWG senior scientist. "Their organ systems aren't mature and their detox methods are not in place, so cord blood gives us a good picture of exposure during this most vulnerable time of life."
Of particular concern to Jacobs: 21 newly detected contaminants, including the controversial plastics additive bisphenol A, or BPA, which mimics estrogen and has been shown to cause developmental problems and precancerous growth in animals. Last month, researchers reported that male Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the chemical experienced erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems.
"BPA is a really important finding because people are really aware about its potential toxicity," Jacobs told reporters. "This is the first study to find BPA in umbilical cord blood, and it correlates with national data on it."
Jacobs said the study focused on minority children to show that chemical exposure is ubiquitous, building on 2005 research on cord blood from 10 anonymous babies. That study found a similar body burden among the babies. This is the first study to look at chemicals in minority newborns.
"Minority groups may have increased exposure to certain chemicals, but here we didn't focus on those chemicals," Jacobs said. "The sample size is too small to see major differences, but we want to increase awareness about chemical exposures."
Leo Trasande, co-director of the Children's Environmental Health Center at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, said the findings, while preliminary, show that minority communities are often disproportionately affected by chemical exposure. Trasande was not involved in the EWG study.
"Presently, minority communities suffer from a host of chronic disorders, and disproportionate chemical exposures may contribute significantly to the origins of the disparities that exist," Trasande said.
Both he and Jacobs said the findings add momentum for the call to revamp the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, the law regulating the more than 80,000 chemicals on its database. They released the report on the same day that a Senate panel is scheduled to discuss the government's strategy for managing the tens of thousands of chemicals in the marketplace with an eye toward overhauling TSCA.
TSCA does not require most chemicals to be tested for safety before they are approved for widespread use. Because of this, Trasande said, less than half of the 3,000 high-production volume chemicals on the marketplace have toxicity data, and less than one-fifth have toxicity testing data on the effects on developing organs.
Harvest Mountain Farm Gardens: www.meetup.com/harvestmountain
Harvest Mountain Farm Gardens: www.meetup.com/harvestmountain: "If you would like to learn and hang out with some great people...consider being part of Harvest Mountain. If you are a seasoned organic grow..."
www.meetup.com/harvestmountain
If you would like to learn and hang out with some great people...consider being part of Harvest Mountain. If you are a seasoned organic grower or just want to learn a little bit about composting or making good clean soil at your home or school - we can help you.
ABOUT US - advisors to Harvest Mountain
Advisory Board for Harvest Mountain – - Organic Agriculture Group
Barbara B. Moore, Director
Harvest Mountain
11505 W Texas Ave Lakewood CO 80232
720 231 8337
barbm12345@aol.com
Started four companies. Englert Inc of Denver to distribute metal roofing and rain gutter materials; Moore Building Products of Denver to distribute siding and windows in four states and Moore and Moore Remodeling Inc and As-Built LLC. Have BS in Business from C U Boulder and Masters of International Management – 48 hrs – Glendale AZ.
Ran a manufacturing and distribution company in Broomfield - -Knudson Mfg with 60 employees. Barbara has strength in marketing, strategic connecting and vision in new industries. Grew vegetables since a child and love farms. Barbara has a vision to demonstrate and educate to people in Colorado how to grow organic food. Interested in working with schools and establishing a community gardens network with food production site at each garden. Sell produce direct. Finance start up with food production and gardens and grants. Vision includes organic food policy making grassroots level --from city to county to state.
Harvest Mountain is a 501 c3 that also operates in a separate training and equipping role in all aspects of prayer in Colorado and other states.
Glenn Moore, Barbara’s husband works in remodeling industry and in new home building for seven years. Was vice president of their building material companies. Prior to that Glenn was Park and Recreation Director for Douglas County and a Director of Parks agency in Washington State for 20 years.
Mel Coleman, Jr.
Sustainable Ag-Works Int'l
1420 Dunsford Way Broomfield, Colorado 80020
303-941-8739 gmelcoleman@gmail.com
Sustainable Ag-Works Int'l - President Coleman Natural Foods - former Chairman TMP Training Center - Board of Directors, Chairman American Farmland Trust - Board of Directors Meat Industry Hall of Fame - member Board of Trustees American Forests - former Board of Directors Organic Trade Association - former Board of Directors American Meat Institute - former Board of Directors
Deborah Salazar , Westminster
303 264 7230
dsalfish@msn.com
Employed presently with a mortgage brokerage. Deb came to Colorado after extensive work in greenhouse growing and landscape work in New Mexico. Has done horticulture therapy with elderly. An avid organic eater she brings to the Board hands on growing expertise from crops to greenhouse. Deb also works with Edgewater Food Bank and this includes students at Jefferson High School. Deborah is leading the GROWER responsibilities for the first community garden project in Wheat Ridge in logistics of start up and technical needs of land preparation and all needs for our gardeners to succeed in growing organic veggies. Will write clear support documents for website to replicate the creating of multiple community garden sites – ie - operating systems.
Terre Lidstone, Denver
303 750 1999
tllidstone@aol.com
For decades, Terre, a native of Denver, has watched Colorado family farmers and ranchers struggle. The growing disparity between prosperous Colorado counties and rural counties is a serious concern of hers. She would like to see urban and suburban communities embrace and promote community gardening / farming and thus, bringing that spirit back into our towns and cities.
Under our direction, she will be monitoring state legislation that affects our issues, will be available to testify when needed and will sit on committees when possible to ensure that our concerns are clearly understood by our legislators.
Her vision is to help financially strengthen family farmers and ranchers and farm/ranch communities in rural Colorado by
1) Promoting locally grown organic produce
2) Networking urban/suburban family gardeners & farmers with rural farmers
3) Creating and marketing a brand of products such as healthy dehydrated snack foods and eventually moving into health care products. (See www.yestocarrots.com, an Israeli company who sells a variety of health care products made with organic fruits and vegetables.)
Terre worked in real estate for more than ten years. Her husband has been in new home construction for many years.
Gerre Roble, Littleton
I love to garden and I love to teach as well, there’s something about sharing the joys of gardening. I studied under Curtis Swift, State Extension Office in Grand Junction, took the “Master Gardening Program” and went on and became volunteer answering seasonal gardening questions. The following year discovered I enjoyed food preservation and took their courses and volunteered in that dept. for another season. I moved to Wisconsin several years later and became involved with the Master Gardening program there. I volunteered and went further and organized”Master Gardening” club. We did many city wide outreaches, i.e., taught on pruning, mulching, seasonal plants and answered gardening questions. I was president of the club for several years. Left the program in Wisconsin as we moved back to our lovely state of Colorado.
Larry Shaller
303 217 0000
Grew up in agriculture on a dairy farm. Worked as Scientist in protein studies for agriculture for four years. Skilled and Very familiar with ditch irrigation systems and problem solving. Resident of Wheat Ridge. Now owner of computer repair company.
Barbara B. Moore, Director
Harvest Mountain
11505 W Texas Ave Lakewood CO 80232
720 231 8337
barbm12345@aol.com
Started four companies. Englert Inc of Denver to distribute metal roofing and rain gutter materials; Moore Building Products of Denver to distribute siding and windows in four states and Moore and Moore Remodeling Inc and As-Built LLC. Have BS in Business from C U Boulder and Masters of International Management – 48 hrs – Glendale AZ.
Ran a manufacturing and distribution company in Broomfield - -Knudson Mfg with 60 employees. Barbara has strength in marketing, strategic connecting and vision in new industries. Grew vegetables since a child and love farms. Barbara has a vision to demonstrate and educate to people in Colorado how to grow organic food. Interested in working with schools and establishing a community gardens network with food production site at each garden. Sell produce direct. Finance start up with food production and gardens and grants. Vision includes organic food policy making grassroots level --from city to county to state.
Harvest Mountain is a 501 c3 that also operates in a separate training and equipping role in all aspects of prayer in Colorado and other states.
Glenn Moore, Barbara’s husband works in remodeling industry and in new home building for seven years. Was vice president of their building material companies. Prior to that Glenn was Park and Recreation Director for Douglas County and a Director of Parks agency in Washington State for 20 years.
Mel Coleman, Jr.
Sustainable Ag-Works Int'l
1420 Dunsford Way Broomfield, Colorado 80020
303-941-8739 gmelcoleman@gmail.com
Sustainable Ag-Works Int'l - President Coleman Natural Foods - former Chairman TMP Training Center - Board of Directors, Chairman American Farmland Trust - Board of Directors Meat Industry Hall of Fame - member Board of Trustees American Forests - former Board of Directors Organic Trade Association - former Board of Directors American Meat Institute - former Board of Directors
Deborah Salazar , Westminster
303 264 7230
dsalfish@msn.com
Employed presently with a mortgage brokerage. Deb came to Colorado after extensive work in greenhouse growing and landscape work in New Mexico. Has done horticulture therapy with elderly. An avid organic eater she brings to the Board hands on growing expertise from crops to greenhouse. Deb also works with Edgewater Food Bank and this includes students at Jefferson High School. Deborah is leading the GROWER responsibilities for the first community garden project in Wheat Ridge in logistics of start up and technical needs of land preparation and all needs for our gardeners to succeed in growing organic veggies. Will write clear support documents for website to replicate the creating of multiple community garden sites – ie - operating systems.
Terre Lidstone, Denver
303 750 1999
tllidstone@aol.com
For decades, Terre, a native of Denver, has watched Colorado family farmers and ranchers struggle. The growing disparity between prosperous Colorado counties and rural counties is a serious concern of hers. She would like to see urban and suburban communities embrace and promote community gardening / farming and thus, bringing that spirit back into our towns and cities.
Under our direction, she will be monitoring state legislation that affects our issues, will be available to testify when needed and will sit on committees when possible to ensure that our concerns are clearly understood by our legislators.
Her vision is to help financially strengthen family farmers and ranchers and farm/ranch communities in rural Colorado by
1) Promoting locally grown organic produce
2) Networking urban/suburban family gardeners & farmers with rural farmers
3) Creating and marketing a brand of products such as healthy dehydrated snack foods and eventually moving into health care products. (See www.yestocarrots.com, an Israeli company who sells a variety of health care products made with organic fruits and vegetables.)
Terre worked in real estate for more than ten years. Her husband has been in new home construction for many years.
Gerre Roble, Littleton
I love to garden and I love to teach as well, there’s something about sharing the joys of gardening. I studied under Curtis Swift, State Extension Office in Grand Junction, took the “Master Gardening Program” and went on and became volunteer answering seasonal gardening questions. The following year discovered I enjoyed food preservation and took their courses and volunteered in that dept. for another season. I moved to Wisconsin several years later and became involved with the Master Gardening program there. I volunteered and went further and organized”Master Gardening” club. We did many city wide outreaches, i.e., taught on pruning, mulching, seasonal plants and answered gardening questions. I was president of the club for several years. Left the program in Wisconsin as we moved back to our lovely state of Colorado.
Larry Shaller
303 217 0000
Grew up in agriculture on a dairy farm. Worked as Scientist in protein studies for agriculture for four years. Skilled and Very familiar with ditch irrigation systems and problem solving. Resident of Wheat Ridge. Now owner of computer repair company.
Helpful List of what to buy organic and what you need not buy organic
Pesticides on Fruits and Vegetables
When To Eat Organic
By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide
Updated May 30, 2010
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board
See More About:
* organic food
* cooking vegetables
"fruits and vegetables" Photo © USDA
Sponsored Links
Remove Pesticide DangersNaturally remove harmful chemicals from your family's fruits & veggieswww.veggie-wash.com
Pesticide AnalysisAutomated Sample Preparation by Gel Permeation Chromatographywww.pickeringlabs.com
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Low Carb Diet Ads
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There are a lot of good reasons to choose locally-grown, organic produce when possible. However, organic food is admittedly more expensive. If you want to maximize the good you do to your body while minimizing the cost, you could choose to purchase organic produce for the fruits and vegetables which tend to have the most pesticides in the United States. It is estimated that if a consumer avoids eating non-organically grown produce in the top 12 ("Dirty Dozen") on this list, pesticide exposure can be reduced by up to 80%. This list was compiled by the Environmental Working Group from approximately 96,000 studies by the USDA and FDA of the 49 fruits and vegetables listed between 2000 and 2008. There are many fruits and vegetables that are not on this list -- these were chosen because they are most commonly eaten.
The scores given are simply a ranking of the different items, from the most problematic in terms of pesticides, to least likely to have pesticide residue. (Unlike other years, there is no attempt to make the numbers reflect the amount of pesticide residue found, only the ranking.) The fruits and vegetables were washed or peeled as most people use the produce – for example, apples were washed, bananas and oranges peeled. More information about this work, from the Environmental Working Group
Links from the fruits and vegetables below go to nutritional information, carb counts, glycemic index, and low-carb recipes for each item.
Pesticides on Popular Produce
1. (worst) Celery
2. Peaches
3. Strawberries
4. Apples
5. Blueberries - U.S. Grown
6. Nectarines
7. Sweet Bell Peppers
8. Spinach
9. Kale and Collard Greens
10. Cherries
11. Potatoes
12. Grapes – Imported from outside U.S.
13. Lettuce
14. Blueberries - Imported
15. Carrots
16. Green Beans – U.S. grown
17. Pears
18. Plums - Imported
19. Summer Squash
20. Cucumbers - Imported
21. Green Beans - Imported
22. Hot Peppers
23. Red Raspberries
24. Oranges
25. Grapes – U.S. grown
26. Cantaloupe
27. Cucumbers - U.S. Grown
28. Cauliflower
29. Tomatoes
30. Bananas
31. Broccoli
32. Winter Squash
33. Cranberries
34. Plums - U.S. Grown
35. Honeydew Melon
36. Sweet Potato
37. Grapefruit
38. Watermelon
39. Cantaloupe - U.S. Grown
40. Cabbage
41. Eggplant
42. Kiwi
43. Asparagus
44. Sweet Peas (frozen)
45. Mango
46. Pineapple
47. Sweet Corn (frozen)
48. Avocado
49. Onions (least)
When To Eat Organic
By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide
Updated May 30, 2010
About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board
See More About:
* organic food
* cooking vegetables
"fruits and vegetables" Photo © USDA
Sponsored Links
Remove Pesticide DangersNaturally remove harmful chemicals from your family's fruits & veggieswww.veggie-wash.com
Pesticide AnalysisAutomated Sample Preparation by Gel Permeation Chromatographywww.pickeringlabs.com
1 Tip to Shed 9lbs WeeklyErase 9 Pounds of Stomach Fat Every Week by Using This 1 Weird Old Tipwww.healthstatus.com/9lbs
Low Carb Diet Ads
Low Carb Diets Natural Pesticides Organic Foods Fruits and Vegetables Organic Pesticides
Sponsored Links
Lose 11 Lbs of Fat / weekBurn off 11 lbs of pure fat each week by eating 2 tasty foods.GroupRecipes.com
Chemical SupplierSpecialty & performance chemicals Engineering plastics & polymerswww.mitsuichemicals.com
There are a lot of good reasons to choose locally-grown, organic produce when possible. However, organic food is admittedly more expensive. If you want to maximize the good you do to your body while minimizing the cost, you could choose to purchase organic produce for the fruits and vegetables which tend to have the most pesticides in the United States. It is estimated that if a consumer avoids eating non-organically grown produce in the top 12 ("Dirty Dozen") on this list, pesticide exposure can be reduced by up to 80%. This list was compiled by the Environmental Working Group from approximately 96,000 studies by the USDA and FDA of the 49 fruits and vegetables listed between 2000 and 2008. There are many fruits and vegetables that are not on this list -- these were chosen because they are most commonly eaten.
The scores given are simply a ranking of the different items, from the most problematic in terms of pesticides, to least likely to have pesticide residue. (Unlike other years, there is no attempt to make the numbers reflect the amount of pesticide residue found, only the ranking.) The fruits and vegetables were washed or peeled as most people use the produce – for example, apples were washed, bananas and oranges peeled. More information about this work, from the Environmental Working Group
Links from the fruits and vegetables below go to nutritional information, carb counts, glycemic index, and low-carb recipes for each item.
Pesticides on Popular Produce
1. (worst) Celery
2. Peaches
3. Strawberries
4. Apples
5. Blueberries - U.S. Grown
6. Nectarines
7. Sweet Bell Peppers
8. Spinach
9. Kale and Collard Greens
10. Cherries
11. Potatoes
12. Grapes – Imported from outside U.S.
13. Lettuce
14. Blueberries - Imported
15. Carrots
16. Green Beans – U.S. grown
17. Pears
18. Plums - Imported
19. Summer Squash
20. Cucumbers - Imported
21. Green Beans - Imported
22. Hot Peppers
23. Red Raspberries
24. Oranges
25. Grapes – U.S. grown
26. Cantaloupe
27. Cucumbers - U.S. Grown
28. Cauliflower
29. Tomatoes
30. Bananas
31. Broccoli
32. Winter Squash
33. Cranberries
34. Plums - U.S. Grown
35. Honeydew Melon
36. Sweet Potato
37. Grapefruit
38. Watermelon
39. Cantaloupe - U.S. Grown
40. Cabbage
41. Eggplant
42. Kiwi
43. Asparagus
44. Sweet Peas (frozen)
45. Mango
46. Pineapple
47. Sweet Corn (frozen)
48. Avocado
49. Onions (least)
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