organic

If Whole Foods and Fast Food fell in love and made a baby, Chipotle would be it's name. I never thought I would sing the praises of a fast food joint. But Chipotle's policies spun my head around. I can't help but feel happy it is a big player in the food scene. We need…

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Personal care product labels can be misleading and confusing, costing or even harming you, the consumer. It might list that 98% of its ingredients as organic, but fail to mention the other 2% as toxic. As a consumer, how would you know which ingredients are safe and which are harmful? Many ingredients aren't listed in…

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What's crazy about buying two pounds of organic strawberries for five bucks? Okay, obviously, the price. But what's crazy would be to buy the strawberries when bushels of them are oozing out of our garden beds. Then why on earth did I buy any more berries? For one, these are premium, seasonal berries that are in their…

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Put the store-bought natural pies to crying shame while wowing your dinner guests with this bitchin' dessert.  Please run - don't walk - to your kitchen to whip this up! This is the fastest, easiest damn pie I've ever made.  It excels at being highly palatable, yet low-budget, whole foods dessert. It is free of…

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What do imported grapes, domestic blueberries, celery, lettuce, strawberries, spinach, bell peppers, peaches and nectarines have in common? If they are conventionally raised, they have some of the highest amounts of pesticides of any produce available. They are known as the "Dirty Dozen", and experts  strongly recommend that you purchase these items organically. (more…)

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