Good grief -- I am only now reading posts from the 18th..... so apologize
for this delayed response.
Regarding the list of crops, it's sort of hard to imagine how they would get
it backwards. Ofcourse if they all get their info from the same source, then
it's certainly a possibility. Having grown spinach and broccoli years ago,
I'd have to agree with you. But ther are 2 other possiblites concerning the
list: 1) perhaps when huge areas are planted in a monoculture, there are
insect infestations. I'm just specculating, have no info on this. 2) The
other possibility is that these commercial farms spray EVERYTHING,
regardless of whether the crop is more or less vulnerable to pests.
The list is only telling us which crops have high pesticide RESIDUE.... not
which crops need spraying, etc etc etc.
Am I making sense here -- hope so.
karen in NJ
'What about strawberries??? Over the years, I have heard that they are high
in pesticide residue
just
little
> kids, you may want to head for the organic section of your supermarket to
> buy apples, celery, cherries, grapes, green beans, lettuce, peaches,
pears,
> red raspberries, spinach, strawberries, and winter squash, says DeWaal.
Or,
.
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