By Julie Morris on May 5, 2010
Is it necessary to eat organic all the time? Well, ideally, yeah. (And in a perfect world the idea mixing chemicals and food would be absolutely egregious in the first place). However, if a tight wallet, lack of availability, or just unfamiliarity with the organic movement is an issue, chuck the idealism at the door and instead start out by taking on baby step #1: saying NO to the Dirty Dozen list – the worst of the worst non-organic offenders.
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By Julie Morris on May 31, 2009
Get a little over-ambitious at the produce bin again? Use these simple tricks to extend the fridge life of your green treasure.
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