April 23rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

The Environmental Working Group’s EWG’s 2013 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce—the annual list of most pesticide-contaminated produce was released yesterday, and sees apples at the top of the list once again.
Read More: EWG’s 2013 Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen Lists Highlight Pesticides in Produce
Tags: apples, clean fifteen, dirty dozen, environmental working group, pesticides, produce Posted in gardening, Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
June 20th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Expanding their annual list, the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit research organization, has released its eighth annual ”Dirty Dozen Plus” and the companion list, the “Clean 15,” ranking fruits and vegetables based on levels of pesticide contamination.
Read More: EWG Expands Its 2012 ‘Dirty Dozen’ List of Fruits & Veggies With The Most Pesticides
Tags: clean fifteen, dirty dozen, environmental working group, EWG, pesticide contamination, pesticides, pesticides fruits and vegetables Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, The Environment | Comments Off
July 14th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

The Environmental Working Group, best known for the “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists of fruits and vegetables most and least exposed to pesticides, has compiled a helpful list about the farm bill that Congress is expected to enact over the next 18 months.
Read More: America’s Farm Bill: Good, Bad or Both?
Tags: bill farm, clean fifteen, environmental working group, EWG, farm bill, farm subsidies, local farms, the farm bill Posted in Green Living, Health, Organic, Organic Food, Organic Living, Political Action, The Environment | Comments Off
January 5th, 2011 - Jill Ettinger

For all the confusion about diet and health in America, it turns out consumers are a lot smarter than they may seem—at least when it comes to claims of natural versus organic, according to a recent survey.
Read More: ‘All Natural’ Confusing and Misleading Consumers
Tags: certified organically grown, clean fifteen, dirty dozen, george carlin, mango sprouts marketing, National Organic Program, natural versus organic, pavone, USDA Posted in Health, Organic, Organic Food | Comments Off
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