For Fork's Sake by Rachael Brown

Author:Rachael Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Certain Cabin Press
Published: 2022-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

In contrast, the Dirty Dozen are foods that are worth buying organic if you can. These produce, when put to the same wash test still have pesticide residue on them. The Dirty Dozen usually lead with:

Strawberries

Spinach

Kale, collard and mustard greens

Nectarines

Apples

Grapes

Cherries

Peaches

Pears

Bell and hot peppers

Tomatoes

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We’re attempting to eat whole plant-based food that is free of chemicals. But it bears repeating that eating a piece of washed fruit or vegetable that is not organic will still be better for you than not eating it just because it isn’t organic. That conventionally grown apple in your hand will still be better for you than a snack bag of chips.

On the planetary side of things, voting with your dollars by buying organic helps retailers know that you want products with fewer chemicals and pesticides in them. More people demanding organic produce helps drive down the costs associated with becoming organic. Keeping chemicals out of our food and water is no joke. The runoff from agricultural chemicals and factory farms is decimating coastal areas, creating dead zones where everything from fish and crab to coral are dying.108, 109, 110

As mentioned before, other options for obtaining fresh produce are CSAs and local farmers markets.

Or, as a fun activity, grow something yourself. This doesn’t have to be a quarter acre farm. You could build or buy a farm box, or stick a tomato plant or some herbs in your yard or in a small pot on your window sill. Kids, especially, love seeing how things grow and like to help water and then eat what they’ve grown. Additionally, there is some amazing brain science behind growing a tomato to completion (feel-good chemicals in the brain fire off as your reward for all that watering and waiting).

A note from experience: if you plant mint, put it in a pot. One year we planted mint in a side garden. Within a couple of years it had spread to cover every possible inch of soil surrounding it, coming up 20 feet from where it was originally planted. We discovered some fun recipes to try and use all that mint, but it took a few years to get rid of it.

You have just taken a huge, committed step

Look at you, dear reader! You’re making healthy choices for yourself and your family! Good on you! Next, while hoping to bypass glazed eyes, we’ll explore ways of responding when people inevitably ask why you’re making the change from the SAD to HAPPY.

For fork’s sake, LET’S DO THIS!

Go to the grocery store (or online) and get what you need. While you’re at it, add some new fruits or veggies to snack on.

You went shopping, way to go, you! Did you find everything you needed? Is there another store or somewhere online or a farmers market or CSA you’d like to try? Find out when they’re open, and make it an outing. Or can you find a WFPBNO/HAPPY buddy who’d like to go in on a big bag of dried beans or rice, or a CSA

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