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Subject: March's ecochallenge Sun 02 Mar 2008, 8:43 pm

Did I miss the post where it mentioned March's challenge? Cheapy can you help me out here? I would really like this thread to continue for us all as it has really been helping me!
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Vicki

Subject: Re: March's ecochallenge Tue 04 Mar 2008, 7:38 am

Anyone still interested in doing this challenge?
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Vicki

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I think living a sustainable lifestyle is always going to be a challenge. Even for the most "green" of people.

I haven't seemed to come up with anything "new" (so-to-speak) here...perhaps if everyone could buy an organic food item each time they go food shopping? is that acceptable? is that something that everyone here already does? I know I do. At least one.

If this is any help, here's a list of foods you SHOULD be buying organic (a.k.a. the dirty dozen):
1. Strawberries
2. red & green peppers
3. spinach
4. cherries
5. peaches
6. nectarines
7. celery
8. apples
9. pears
10. grapes
11. raspberries
12. potatoes

Because they are heavily sprayed (pesticides).

Here's a list of foods that you don't neccesarily need to buy organic (a.k.a. the clean fifteen):
1. asparagus
2. avacado
3. bananas
4. blueberries
5.broccoli
6. cabbage
7. garlic
8. kiwi
9. mango
10. onions
11. papaya
12. pineapple
13. shelling peas
14. sweet corn
15. watermelon

All in season of course.

And one more note: Please buy in season!!! There are so many fruits being sold right now from Chile....not only do they use pesticides but it takes way too much energy to transport them!!

Well, hopefully I've been even a tiny bit helpful this month...

Happy eating!!! Very Happy

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Subject: Re: March's ecochallenge Tue 04 Mar 2008, 11:36 am

Thanks cheapy. I didn't know this! I think I have only purchased organic on a very few ocassions as it is always so expensive. I will try however the next time I go to the store.
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Vicki

Subject: Re: March's ecochallenge Tue 04 Mar 2008, 12:03 pm

This is helpful Cheapy... I do buy organic occasionally but would like to step it up...and I really never thought about the energy involved in shipping food from so far away...it's one of those 'duh' things....I will pay more attention to the little tags on fruit and veggies and try to buy as locally as possible...my state does grow some of the most wonderful strawberries....when they are in season I will make sure I am getting those and not an out of state or country competitor Exclamation

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Subject: Re: March's ecochallenge Tue 04 Mar 2008, 6:44 pm

I buy in season and try to buy organic . Thanks for the list Cheapy , alot of these I buy often ..
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Gayla

"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."

---Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Subject: Re: March's ecochallenge Tue 04 Mar 2008, 7:23 pm

Thanks for that list, very informative. I'll be more aware next time I need these!
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