climate permitting replace the highest scoreing with home grown

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http://www.mercola.com/2006/nov/28/the-dirty-dozen-fruits-and-vegetables-contain\

ing-the-most-pesticides.htm

Remember that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers 60 percent

of herbicides, 90 percent of fungicides and 30 percent of insecticides to be

carcinogenic.

 

 

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

 

The Full List: 43 Fruits & Veggies RANK

FRUIT OR VEGGIE

SCORE

1 (worst)

Peaches

100 (highest pesticide load)

2

Apples

89

3

Sweet Bell Peppers

86

4

Celery

85

5

Nectarines

84

6

Strawberries

82

7

Cherries

75

8

Pears

65

9

Grapes - Imported

65

10

Spinach

60

11

Lettuce

59

12

Potatoes

58

13

Carrots

57

14

Green Beans

53

15

Hot Peppers

53

16

Cucumbers

52

17

Raspberries

47

18

Plums

45

19

Grapes - Domestic

43

20

Oranges

42

21

Grapefruit

40

22

Tangerine

38

23

Mushrooms

37

24

Cantaloupe

34

25

Honeydew Melon

31

26

Tomatoes

30

27

Sweet Potatoes

30

28

Watermelon

28

29

Winter Squash

27

30

Cauliflower

27

31

Blueberries

24

32

Papaya

21

33

Broccoli

18

34

Cabbage

17

35

Bananas

16

36

Kiwi

14

37

Sweet peas - frozen

11

38

Asparagus

11

39

Mango

9

40

Pineapples

7

41

Sweet Corn - frozen

2

42

Avocado

1

43 (best)

Onions

1 (lowest pesticide load)

 

Note: We ranked a total of 43 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are

listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.

 

 

 

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