What are 3 foods you should always buy organic? In addition to those, EWG recommends you always buy organic for the following 10, as well:apples, celery, peaches, strawberries, spinach, lettuce, cucumbers, domestic blueberries, potatoes and green beans. You can also check out the EWG's full...
Now extrapolate this example to large-scale farming and the growing of monocrops, such as soy, corn and wheat. Not only do pesticides (organic or otherwise) kill millions of animals, they also deplete the soil, requiring more fertilizer that further messes with the natural ecosystem. Growing p...
1 tbsp raw, organic honey 1/2 cup crushed Almonds How To Make Fiber Bars: Combine all of the ingredients in a huge bowl and mix them until they are evenly distributed. The result should be something akin to a batch of cookie dough. At this point, you should spread it out in an un...
If you aren’t ready to get rid of your green smoothie just yet, at least consider using only organic cruciferous vegetables in your drink.Soils that are rich in carbon-based matter, such as soil on organic farms, have been found to impede the transfer of thallium into plants; this effect...
#1: Soursop Fruit (Graviola) This tropical, spiny green “superfruit” is a prized species of theAnnonaplant genus. It boasts a dense array of phytonutrients and antioxidants that studies show are highly effective at destroying cancer cells and warding off chronic disease. Soursop is rich in B ...
8. Dirt! Specifically Coast of Maine Organic Products (Gift Certificates!) If you’ve read my previous posts, you already know that I write a lot about dirt(actually soil). After all, what’s a garden without good soil? I’ve shared my‘dirt’ experimentswhereCoast of Maine Organic Produ...