#Fruits-and-vegetables

I, for one, am not surprised, but am also not rejoicing.  Aero Farms has just filed for bankruptcy. I thought Aero Farms was a valiant experiment in vertical leafy green farming run by some very smart people. Pre-pandemic, I visited their factory in Newark, New Jersey, a couple of times and

The Environmental Working Group has just published its annual lists of Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen. The Dirty Dozen—those with the highest levels of harmful pesticides:  Strawberries, spinach, kale/collards/mustard greens, peaches, pears, nectarines, apples, grapes, peppers, cherries,

My son-in-law, Michael Suenkel, sent me a link to this video clip from Rachel Maddow, with a note: This is from  Rachel Maddow last night.  Trump on fruits and vegetables.  Either hilarious, terrifying, or deeply embarrassing depending on whether you’re a half full or half empty person, I

RC Rybnikar sends these photos (thanks!) of examples from USDA’s Farmers to Families program.  The label. What’s inside: Looks good to me. And now the USDA is expanding its list of commodities in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Additional details: Notice of Funding

I am often asked about pesticides on fruits and vegetables, how serious a problem they are, and how to avoid them.  I don’t know how harmful they are; the research is too hard to do definitively.  But I generally favor the Precautionary Principle: while the science is pending, avoid them as much as