Comments on: 12 Organic or Pesticide-Free Foods Worth Buying (maybe)

By: Shaniqua

Shaniqua — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:59:12 +0000

My husband gets sick from most, but not all, non-organic fruit and vegetables. We buy organic produce and packaged foods and eggs. He’s OK with non organic meat and milk products. It’s very expensive but we look for sales at Real Canadian Superstore and Shopper’s Drug Mart and stock up. As well, Costco has some O. items. Yes, it would be great to shop local, but our wallets say otherwise. We share a huge garden with my in-laws which includes a lot of fruit.
BTW, Both the National Post and Globe and Mail recently had big stories saying the scientific evidence states organic food is not more nutritional. I don’t really care, as long as my husband stays healthy, we’re buying/growing organic. Besides, it tastes better than most out-of-season produce in the store shipped across the planet.

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:36:43 +0000

I found this interesting because the only organic fruits that I must buy are bananas and pineapples. Tropical fruits (I haven’t researched this but I’ve been told by friends that studied it) are not only covered in pesticides but also fungicides. I get really sick if I eat regular bananas or pineapples because of the massive amounts of fungicides used on both. I wonder if anyone else has these problems?

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By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:55:21 +0000

All of this seems based on an assumption that conventional food is virtually the same organic minus the pesticides. Of course this flies in the face of university research that’s shown organically are higher in vitamins and minerals. And another astute reader made the point about pesticides not harming you but maybe the people and the communities where they are applied.

Finally buying conventionally grown food Ties into the whole oil dependence issue. FertiliZers, pesticides, tractor trailers, diesel fuel… You’re eating oil.

By: dj

dj — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:16:53 +0000

At pick your own farms they use pesticides…so be careful

By: dava

dava — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:06:37 +0000

A few months ago, I heard something on the radio about some scientists who did test the effectiveness of different products that were supposed to remove pesticides from fruits and veggies. The best thing, they said, was to use a vinegar/water spray and soft brush.

If you don’t have time or space or inclination to grow your own and you have access to a Community Supported Agriculture program that is an easy and tasty way to get fresh, healthy, and often organic produce all season.

By: Charlie@PayLessForFood.com

Charlie@PayLessForFood.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:04:21 +0000

This is also a great reason to support your local growers through local farmers markets. Fresh produce without all the pesticides.

In addition, growing up in Western New York state my family would often visit pick-your-own farms where you could actually go into the fields and pick things like corn, apples, peaches, and strawberries.

It was a lot of fun and allowed us to get cheap organic produce while supporting our local farmers.

By: Tuimeltje

Tuimeltje — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:52:43 +0000

To me, it's not just about what the pesticides might do to *my* body, but also what happens to the people and land more directly in contact with them. After reading a bit about Nemagon in Nicaragua and watching a LLink documentary* about it showing what damage it did to the people exposed to it and their children I now avoid buying non-organic bananas. *Available here, mostly Dutch and Spanish, but bits of English at times

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:43:17 +0000

As a general rule, if you are going to eat the skin of the food (like apples, peaches, and strawberries) you should buy organic. If the skin or peel of the fruit or vegetable is thick and not something you eat (like pineapple, watermelon, or avocado) then it isn’t necessary to purchase organic.

By: Carla | Green and Chic

Carla | Green and Chic — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:44:51 +0000

Living in California depending on where you shop, organic or pesticide free produce doesn’t cost much more than conventionally grown foods. For that reason, usually 100% of what I buy is organic. Every now than then, my significant other likes to buy bananas (I dont like them) so he usually buys the conventional ones. Thankfully I dont eat corn so I rarely have to worry about that.