Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Grow your own for your own good

Here is a list of various fruits and vegetables graded according to their pesticide load.

Notice Peaches are at the very top. Have you ever tried to grow Peaches organically? Phew! If someday these darn late freezes stop killing all my blooms, I plan on bagging each Peach to try to get one or two not sampled by a legion of bugs.

Please visit http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php for more information. Meanwhile, by growing your own of the stuff listed here, you can be sure to control what you are eating.

RANK FRUIT OR VEGGIE SCORE
1 (worst)Peach100 (highest pesticide load)
2Apple93
3Sweet Bell Pepper83
4Celery82
5Nectarine81
6Strawberries80
7Cherries73
8Kale69
9Lettuce67
10Grapes - Imported66
11Carrot63
12Pear63
13Collard Greens60
14Spinach58
15Potato56
16Green Beans53
17Summer Squash53
18Pepper51
19Cucumber50
20Raspberries46
21Grapes - Domestic44
22Plum44
23Orange44
24Cauliflower39
25Tangerine37
26Mushrooms36
27Banana34
28Winter Squash34
29Cantaloupe33
30Cranberries33
31Honeydew Melon30
32Grapefruit29
33Sweet Potato29
34Tomato29
35Broccoli28
36Watermelon26
37Papaya20
38Eggplant20
39Cabbage17
40Kiwi13
41Sweet Peas - Frozen10
42Asparagus10
43Mango9
44Pineapple7
45Sweet Corn - Frozen2
46Avocado1
47 (best)Onion1 (lowest pesticide load)

3 comments:

  1. We have struggling peach trees as I type!

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  2. I tell you, my peach tree is the most delicate thing in my whole yard! You so much as look at it crossways and something happens to it.
    Thank you for dropping by!

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  3. Hi David, this is informative stuffs. Good to know :-) Even frozen sweet corn contains pesticides? Gosh so scary.

    Btw, yes I have seen big bougainvillea trees like the one you saw before :-)

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