A dirty Dozen

“As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit” - Seneca (Roman philosopher)

On the flip side of yesterday, here are a dozen food products that http://www.thedailygreen.com/ recommends you buy organic because they are often heavy with pesticides.

1. Meat
2. Milk
3. Coffee
4. Peaches
5. Apples
6. Sweet Bell Peppers
7. Celery
8. Strawberries
9. Leafy Greens
10. Grapes
11. Potatoes
12 Tomatoes

Bottom Line
These fruits and vegetables are thin skin and are frequently eaten skin and all. So any chemicals on the outside will be ingested.
In the case of meat and dairy the concern is the high amount of hormones and chemicals fed to cattle and dairy cows to make them grow faster and give more milk.

Safe Food

“The first time I tried organic wheat bread, I thought I was chewing on roofing material” - Robin Williams

At http://www.thedailygreen.com/ there is a list of "clean" produce that you do not have to buy organic.
1. Asparagus
2. Avocado
3. Bananas
4. Broccoli
5. Clean Cabbage
6. Kiwi
7. Mango
8. Onions
9. Papaya
10. Pineapple

Bottom Line
These fruits and vegetables are naturally safe because they either have thick skins (that you don't eat) or because they are naturally disease and pest resistant so these is little to no use of pesticides.