Bossy recently came across a chart of common fruits and vegetables, where came across equals a friend emailed it to Bossy and then Bossy died.
Bossy died because this particular chart of common fruits and vegetables is organized by probability of pesticide contamination, and the chart recommends that certain high risk fruits and vegetables be purchased from an organic source, where organic source equals hello, Bossy is back up on a ladder this minute to pay for her organic fruit and vegetables.
Shall we begin?
In other news, the winner of Bossy’s Microsoft webcam giveaway is Steffanie, who will be using it to communicate with her grandson in Germany. Congratulations, Steffanie!
Mel says
May 11, 2009 at 6:50 amThere is a reason I seriously heart my garden, and eventually I hope to have my own personal apple and peach orchard.
carma says
May 11, 2009 at 7:07 amwhere are blueberries on this list? I’ve read they are one of the worst “offenders” – not meant to add to the paranoia
The Domestic Goddess says
May 11, 2009 at 8:40 amYup. I buy only organic these days. And I still wash the heck out of ’em.
MariaV says
May 11, 2009 at 8:48 amCongrats, Steffanie.
Lettuce and celery?! Thanks for the info Bossy.
dobes says
May 11, 2009 at 9:09 amSometimes I’m so glad I live in Slovakia, where nearly everything is organic. The downside is that everyone cheerily tells you not to look at cherries or plums while you eat them, on the not-so-off chance of discovering half a worm…
Meg at the Members Lounge says
May 11, 2009 at 9:25 amBlech! Broccoli is nobody’s friend.
RuthWells says
May 11, 2009 at 10:02 amMaking me very glad I got serious in the vegetable patch this weekend.
David says
May 11, 2009 at 11:23 amBroccoli is my favorite vegetable. Seriously. I would eat it for dinner every night if I could.
I could care less about fruit, however.
Susan Drysdale says
May 11, 2009 at 11:32 amThe good stuff is on the bad list….no fair!!!
Debby says
May 11, 2009 at 11:42 amOh thank God, I’ve always hated celery (where celery = tasteless FILLER) and now I know why.
zelzee says
May 11, 2009 at 12:33 pmI started reading those charts when I was fighting cancer. Needless to say, I immediately stopped reading them.
Nothing I ate was on the good side!!!!
Sofia says
May 11, 2009 at 12:34 pmHate celery, but love Kale. Thank goodness I’ve been buying organic!!
Gotta tell my mom about this . . .
Oh strawberries, why?
p/f says
May 11, 2009 at 12:57 pmI live in Michigan – I don’t even know if it’s possible to buy an organic grape in the whole state.
kate says
May 11, 2009 at 1:16 pmwait. kale is a real thing? seriously?
Reeb says
May 11, 2009 at 1:25 pmBossy in her Public Safety Awareness role — thanks!
My naturopath told me to get some fruit/veg-washing soap at the natural food store. It’s a mild, quite liquidy soap. For little things like strawb’s and blueberries, make a foamy bath and swirl them around in it. Was faithfully doing that and lately have sloughed off. Now I’ll re-up on it, for both organic and non-org stuff.
All of you should come to Washington state during July-August some time — the most incredible local peaches. A little dent on one side where the picker’s thumb slightly bruised the perfectly ripe fruit when it was picked the day before. yum.
Reeb says
May 11, 2009 at 1:25 pmCelery’s no loss for me either.
Luann says
May 11, 2009 at 1:32 pmwell yea of course. Most of the stuff low on pesticides has a shell or layers you peel off before eating. except for asparagus..and that MAY have something you peel off I don’t know I’ve never eaten it..yuk.
foolery says
May 11, 2009 at 2:08 pmI will now live on all of the broccoli and asparagus that have been shunted aside by Bossy’s readers. But please, get that eggplant the heck away from me.
Pamela says
May 11, 2009 at 2:44 pmDoes Bossy know about Community Supported Agriculture? They’re like happy communist farms… minus the daily offering of communism. What they *do* offer is a very reasonably -priced, large quantity of organic veggies on a regular basis. And we all know how Bossy likes to be regular. Check out localharvest.org to find a CSA near you.
vuboq says
May 11, 2009 at 3:38 pmvuboq stopped reading at “gin.”
Mmmm. Gin! Healthy and delicious! Mmmm.
Did someone say Martini Time?
Mr Farty says
May 11, 2009 at 4:21 pmYuck, get those nasty pesticides away from me!
No, wait…
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/text18/food.html
I’ll just have the gin, thanks.
sevedra says
May 11, 2009 at 4:55 pmWow. I knew there was something wrong with that whole “5 a day” campaign! Where something wrong = poisonous!
I found 2 farms in my area that I will go chck out this weekend! Thanks for posting the local harvest link Pamela!
Reeb says
May 11, 2009 at 6:21 pmWe get organic veggies from a CSA. But no produce available at this time of year, unfortunately.
The Mrs. says
May 11, 2009 at 10:01 pmYou are scarrrrrrrring me! Good to know though. LOVE YOUR BLOG!
Suparpie says
May 11, 2009 at 10:02 pmBossy is always looking out for us. Thanks Bossy!
I’ve been buying organic carrots with the tops and organic celery (cheaper than the conventional grown celery!) and its as if they’re a different species. The celerey is beyond the best, as are the carrots. I use a slender stick of carrot to spear my martini olive. Nutritious, delicious and I get dinner out of the way at the same time. It’s all about multi-tasking.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
May 11, 2009 at 11:28 pmPreservatives, peaches, Krispy Kreme, kale, pesticides, peanuts, Hostess, broccoli, Banquet frozen dinners, grapes and gluten .. …we’re all pretty much doomed.
Where we equals me and doomed equals not eating Twinkies, Ho Hos and Little Debbies but eagerly awaiting Bossy’s trip to Virginia where she introduces Kevin Bacon to his new wife.
Just Jamie says
May 12, 2009 at 12:50 amFigures. Further evidence that onions should get slipped into Mr. Husband’s food.
mrs. g. says
May 12, 2009 at 1:18 amWhat did you say about strawberries? I CAN’T HEAR YOU…as I eat strawberry shortcake for dessert.
Michelle in SF says
May 12, 2009 at 3:07 pmI cannot bite into anything with fur – so the peaches are no loss for me. I’ve had this list on my fridge for ages, and try to stick by it, but do you know how hard it is to find organic grapes?! And the one time a year I do manage to find them…Oy the spiders!!!
Tracy says
May 12, 2009 at 9:16 pmGeeesh! Nice to know what I’ll die of and to be aware of one of the reasons my kids will be complaining about me to their therapists as they stare at them with the third eye they’ll likely achieve with all the TOXINS I’m feeding them! Does it matter if you cut the veggies?
Dree says
May 28, 2009 at 2:45 pmI wanna hear about your sausage kale soup! Is that the recipe found stuck to the elastic band holding the bunch together?? I made that one too! But I’d rather hear about your version. Please?