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Celebrate Earth Day By Going Organic
With Earth Day right around the corner (April 22), pesticide usage in our food supply zooms to the forefront. Organic produce is expensive, let’s face it, but if we go organic even with the top ten most offensive foods, perhaps we can boost our immune systems, and not fall victim to the horrible diseases that are contributed to pesticide usage. If you can’t afford organic food, perhaps you can plant your own organic garden. Even if you don’t have room for a large garden, vegetables grow very well in tubs, old clean 5-gallon paint buckets, old wash tubs….any container that will be large enough to support the root system of your veggies. I highly recommend “Square Foot Gardening” by Mel Bartholomew. Mel will teach you how to grow a garden anywhere. If you’re lucky enough to live in a zone where you can plant apple or peach trees, do it! Or orange and grapefruit trees….do it! The more you can grow yourself, the less you are at the mercy of the international food supply.
These lists contain the top ten fruits and vegetables to buy organic. This is a list of the produce we should ALWAYS buy organic or skip altogether.
FRUIT
* Peaches – listed as the worst with the highest levels of pesticides of all conventional produce
* Strawberries – one of the most pesticide laden food of all and so scrumptious and not easy to wash because they are small and sweet, like Raspberries, so choose organic to be safe and keep your family safe
* Raspberries
* Apples
* Grapes (& therefore
* Raisins and
* Juice! – many kinds of juices have Grape Juice in them)
* Nectarines
* Apricots
* Pears
* Cherries
* Lemons – especially if zesting, should definitely use organic
* Limes
* Bananas – heavy chemicals for the trip to America including Thiabendazole which Damages the Brain and Nervous System. Especially troubling since this is the first food we can feed our babies! Not on the most contaminated food list anymore but we’re keeping them on ours.
* Kiwis – off the latest lists
* Pineapple depending from where
* Cantaloupe from Mexico
* Tomatoes – yes, they’re a fruit, but they were recently taken off the top tend list. Of course, grape and cherry tomatoes are difficult to wash giving reason to get those organic. And organic tomatoes just taste better!
VEGETABLES
* Potatoes
* Corn – kids love it and so do bugs plus most corn is now genetically modified! Many products contain corn syrup too so choose organic when you can for those items as well. Off some lists but we’re keeping it.
* Celery
* Cucumbers
* Spinach
* Lettuce
* Green & Red Bell Peppers
* Lettuce – some more than others
* Hot Peppers
* Green Beans – Acephate, Benomyl, Chlorothalonil, Methamidophos – Damages Brain and Nervous System, Cause Birth Defects
* Winter or Hard Squash – recently taken off the top 10 list.
* Carrots – newly added to the list!
Also important to buy organic:
* Rice – loaded with pesticides!
* Oats – read those cereal boxes!
* Milk – antibiotics and hormones are forced into America’s conventional dairy cow to increase profits without regard on our children’s health or that of the cow’s – see Not in My Milk
* Baby Foods! – babies are particularly sensitive to pesticides to make your own or go Organic!
* Wild Salmon – okay, so it’s not officially “organic” but Wild is the right choice for many reasons
* Foods that are GE like Corn – there are more pesticides on genetically engineered foods so avoid GMO Foods
* Nuts – because of the high fat content, they hold on to pesticides more than others
* Anything you or your kids eat a lot of – since pesticides accumulate, if you eat a lot of something that may not be listed here, lets say your kids eat peanut butter every day, then you should certainly avoid an excess of toxins by choosing organic for those items.
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Reducing & Recycling Organic Materials
Between 1960 and 2007 the amount of waste each person creates has almost doubled from 2.7 to 4.6 pounds per day. The most effective way to stop this trend is by preventing waste in the first place.
Waste prevention, also know as “source reduction,” is the practice of designing, manufacturing, purchasing, or using materials (such as products and packaging) in ways that reduce the amount or toxicity of trash created. Reusing items is another way to stop waste at the source because it delays or avoids that item’s entry in the waste collection and disposal system.
Source reduction, including reuse, can help reduce waste disposal and handling costs, because it avoids the costs of recycling, municipal composting, landfilling, and combustion. Source reduction also conserves resources and reduces pollution, including greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Source Reduction refers to any change in the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they become municipal solid waste. Source reduction also refers to the reuse of products or materials.
Source Reduction and Reuse Facts
* More than 55 million tons of MSW were source reduced in the United States in 2000, the latest year for which these figures are available.
* Containers and packaging represented approximately 28 percent of the materials source reduced in 2000, in addition to nondurable goods (e.g., newspapers, clothing) at 17 percent, durable goods (e.g., appliances, furniture, tires) at 10 percent, and other MSW (e.g., yard trimmings, food scraps) at 45 percent.
* There are more than 6,000 reuse centers around the country, ranging from specialized programs for building materials or unneeded materials in schools to local programs such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army, according to the Reuse Development Organization.
* Between two and five percent of the waste stream is potentially reusable according to local studies in Berkeley, California, and Leverett, Massachusetts.
* Since 1977, the weight of 2-liter plastic soft drink bottles has been reduced from 68 grams each to 51 grams. That means that 250 million pounds of plastic per year has been kept out of the waste stream.
Benefits of Reduction
* Saves natural resources. Waste is not just created when consumers throw items away. Throughout the life cycle of a product from extraction of raw materials to transportation to processing and manufacturing facilities to manufacture and use waste is generated. Reusing items or making them with less material decreases waste dramatically. Ultimately, less materials will need to be recycled or sent to landfills or waste combustion facilities.
* Reduces toxicity of waste. Selecting nonhazardous or less hazardous items is another important component of source reduction. Using less hazardous alternatives for certain items (e.g., cleaning products and pesticides), sharing products that contain hazardous chemicals instead of throwing out leftovers, reading label directions carefully, and using the smallest amount necessary are ways to reduce waste toxicity.
* Reduces costs. The benefits of preventing waste go beyond reducing reliance on other forms of waste disposal. Preventing waste also can mean economic savings for communities, businesses, schools, and individual consumers.
o Communities. More than 7,000 communities have instituted “pay-as-you-throw” programs where citizens pay for each can or bag of trash they set out for disposal rather than through the tax base or a flat fee. When these households reduce waste at the source, they dispose of less trash and pay lower trash bills.
o Businesses. Industry also has an economic incentive to practice source reduction. When businesses manufacture their products with less packaging, they are buying less raw material. A decrease in manufacturing costs can mean a larger profit margin, with savings that can be passed on to the consumer.
o Consumers. Consumers also can share in the economic benefits of source reduction. Buying products in bulk, with less packaging, or that are reusable (not single-use) frequently means a cost savings. What is good for the environment can be good for the pocketbook as well.
