Here’s an article from my sister in law Vaiva which I thought should be shared:

I am reading this cool book now: “Green Babies, Sage Moms – the ultimate guide to raising your organic baby”, and I am learning a lot.  It teaches you how to live green and not break the bank. It’s not just for moms

Anyway, I know I told you about a Dirty Dozen before (12 fruits and veggies with highest rates of pesticides). Those you really should buy organic.  Here it is again, in case you lost it:
apples
bell peppers
celery
cherries
imported grapes
nectarines
peaches
pears
potatoes
red raspberries
spinach
strawberries

But did you know that there’s a Tempting Twelve?  It’s 12 fruits and veggies that have the lowest rates of pesticides, so if you can’t find them organic, it’s not that bad:
asparagus
avocados
bananas
broccoli
cauliflower
corn
kiwis
mangoes
onions
papaya
peas
pineapples

Something else interesting that I found out.  Since grapes are one of the ones with the highest rates of pesticides, guess how good your wine is?  You may just be drinking pesticide glass   Well, there are organic wines, and from first glance they are not crazy expensive, ~$10-15 a bottle.  Here’s a website:  www.organicvintners.com They don’t ship to all states, but they do ship to TX, but not to WA   They list all states, but TX is not one of them, but if you go to a drop down menu of states they ship, TX is there.

Here’s a website with tons of organic food and they deliver overnight (I think everything).  I didn’t study it too much, but it looks reasonable (I compared to our store prices of things that we have, but looks like they have a lot more than you can find in store): www.diamondorganics.com

And make sure you’re drinking organic coffee

So, that’s the green tidbit for today.

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