Comments on: Best foods to buy organic: An updated Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides http://greenlagirl.com/best-foods-to-buy-organic-an-updated-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/best-foods-to-buy-organic-an-updated-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides/comment-page-1/#comment-418617 Siel Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:33:47 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=7037#comment-418617 Organic Trade and jake -- You and I -- and most readers here -- are in agreement. We are in a recession though, and as you know, many people start opting not to buy organic across the board. Perhaps I should've emphasized the option of buying more of the local, in-season produce that's more affordable at the farmers' market :) The idea with this list isn't just buying conventional whenever it's less harmful for personal health, but making smarter food choices overall that'll be better for the environment. People can use this list to decide what best to plant in their organic this spring, for ex :) sarahliz -- Thanks for the gardening notes! I think I've finally had to admit that my balcony garden just doesn't get enough sun to grow anything but strategically-placed herbs, but many socalians should benefit from your timely advice :) Organic Trade and jake — You and I — and most readers here — are in agreement. We are in a recession though, and as you know, many people start opting not to buy organic across the board. Perhaps I should’ve emphasized the option of buying more of the local, in-season produce that’s more affordable at the farmers’ market :)

The idea with this list isn’t just buying conventional whenever it’s less harmful for personal health, but making smarter food choices overall that’ll be better for the environment. People can use this list to decide what best to plant in their organic this spring, for ex :)

sarahliz — Thanks for the gardening notes! I think I’ve finally had to admit that my balcony garden just doesn’t get enough sun to grow anything but strategically-placed herbs, but many socalians should benefit from your timely advice :)

]]> By: Martin http://greenlagirl.com/best-foods-to-buy-organic-an-updated-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides/comment-page-1/#comment-418356 Martin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:38:48 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=7037#comment-418356 This list is really going to help me because I am living in a developing country and certified organic is not readily available. It's less carrots and more peas for me, I guess. <abbr><em>Martin’s last blog post..<a href="http://plasticless.com/2009/03/09/its-a-boat-time-we-got-serious-about-plastic/" rel="nofollow">It’s A Boat Time We Got Serious About Plastic</a></em></abbr> This list is really going to help me because I am living in a developing country and certified organic is not readily available. It’s less carrots and more peas for me, I guess.

Martin’s last blog post..It’s A Boat Time We Got Serious About Plastic

]]> By: jake http://greenlagirl.com/best-foods-to-buy-organic-an-updated-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides/comment-page-1/#comment-418332 jake Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:53:17 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=7037#comment-418332 Buy it all organic kids....that's the point. It's for the health of the planet, not just the health of yourself. <abbr><em>jake’s last blog post..<a href="http://twitter.com/JacobFeldman/statuses/1304409158" rel="nofollow">JacobFeldman: It's 3am and I wanna go to bed...</a></em></abbr> Buy it all organic kids….that’s the point. It’s for the health of the planet, not just the health of yourself.

jake’s last blog post..JacobFeldman: It’s 3am and I wanna go to bed…

]]> By: Organic Trade http://greenlagirl.com/best-foods-to-buy-organic-an-updated-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides/comment-page-1/#comment-418331 Organic Trade Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:49:40 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=7037#comment-418331 Thank you for your efforts to educate people about developments that are taking place around organic. Please consider, though, buying organic is about more than keeping pesticides out of our bodies. It is about supporting a system of sustainable agricultural management that promotes soil health and fertility through the use of such methods as crop rotation and cover cropping, which nourish plants, foster species diversity, help combat climate change, prevent damage to valuable water resources, and protect farmers and farmers’ families from exposure to harmful chemicals. In this sense, buying organic is a commitment to the bigger, more complex picture of which our personal health is a part. Thank you for your efforts to educate people about developments that are taking place around organic. Please consider, though, buying organic is about more than keeping pesticides out of our bodies. It is about supporting a system of sustainable agricultural management that promotes soil health and fertility through the use of such methods as crop rotation and cover cropping, which nourish plants, foster species diversity, help combat climate change, prevent damage to valuable water resources, and protect farmers and farmers’ families from exposure to harmful chemicals. In this sense, buying organic is a commitment to the bigger, more complex picture of which our personal health is a part.

]]> By: sarahliz http://greenlagirl.com/best-foods-to-buy-organic-an-updated-shoppers-guide-to-pesticides/comment-page-1/#comment-418240 sarahliz Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:50:25 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=7037#comment-418240 Spinach, kale, and lettuce are all pretty easy to grow in cool weather so, if you have a sunny spot for a couple of pots, growing it yourself is a viable and pretty economical solution in the fall, winter, and spring. I'm still looking for the perfect lettuce variety that'll grow well through the hot LA summers but for those near the coast where it's a little cooler and more humid in the summer than it is here in Altadena lettuce might make it through the summer with just a little shade to protect it from the heat of the day. Spinach, kale, and lettuce are all pretty easy to grow in cool weather so, if you have a sunny spot for a couple of pots, growing it yourself is a viable and pretty economical solution in the fall, winter, and spring. I’m still looking for the perfect lettuce variety that’ll grow well through the hot LA summers but for those near the coast where it’s a little cooler and more humid in the summer than it is here in Altadena lettuce might make it through the summer with just a little shade to protect it from the heat of the day.

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