Avoid the DIRTY DOZEN

...by growing your own healthful

fruits and vegetables.

This is the end of our broccoli, but the beginning of our tomatoes and zucchini. Our carrots, beets and onions are still going strong. We harvested the last of our artichokes last week and planted our pumpkins for the fall. There is nothing better than being able to go out into the garden and pick your own fruits and vegetables. I feel great comfort in this especially now.

CNN just came out with a report called the "Toxic America". It gives a list of fruits and vegetables that contain the most chemical residue from pesticides used during their growing and harvesting seasons called the:

DIRTY DOZEN

• Celery
• Peaches
• Strawberries
• Apples
• Domestic Blueberries
• Nectarines
• Sweet Bell Peppers
• Spinach, Kale and collard Greens
• Cherries
• Potatoes
• Imported Grapes
• Lettuce

The "Dirty Dozen" contain 47 to 67 different pesticides per serving. This is unbelievable! Even with the high power pressure watering systems the USDA used in their testing, these fruits and vegetables were still contaminated. No wonder we are counseled to plant our own gardens. I hope that this makes you want to go out and immediately grow your own food, or at least purchase organically grown fruits and vegetables to protect your families.

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