vegetables being sprayed :-(

I am very much aware of the poisons they use to grow our "food," so I eat organic as much as I can. I also have a garden and a couple of fruit trees and a new grape vine which I hope will produce well. Another thing I do is eat seasonally. We don't need watermelon shipped in from heaven knows where when it's not watermelon season here. When I eat seasonally, I can buy up fruit and vegetables from local farmers who, while not certified organic, raise their crops naturally without poison. I can or dehydrate that food so I have it during the winter when it's only available through the stores.

In my country we don´t know how much pesticide is used. Some products are labeled "organic" at the super and cost a lot more. But when I started on chemo, my doctor forbid me to eat any raw veggies, except the ones that I grow at home. I don´t use pesticides, so I can have access to lettuce, arugule and chives.

i've seen the average levels of pesticides that are left over in fruits and vegetables. it really depends on the type. you could probably find it online if you searched. they recommend buying organic fruits and vegetables for some. from what i can remember onions had the least amount of pesticides left over. grapes were not that bad in pesticides when compared to other fruits.

No need to go to the lab to check the level of chemicals or treatments that your veggie has . All you need to do is just buy a reliable Vegetable Wash to clean those chemically treated veggies and fruits to be safe to consume. Our family used only one dependable product from Tiens which is called Veggie Wash. You can clearly see how the veggies turn crispy and fresh after washing it and you can see how it washed off the chemicals so that you will only consume fresh fruits and veggies, I suggest you look for that brand.

instead of poison, just call them chemicals, in everything we do now from eating to working in our job we use things with chemicals or other things that are harmful for our bodies which is the reason of our shorter life spans than the guys when technologies isn't innovated yet. So dont be afraid of such thing, the air you're inhaling is quite dangerous too in some ways, you breathe air more than you eat food in a minute.

my friend,may be we are in same country,not just what you said,I also worried about genetically modified feed and crops.As advance in technology,more and more genetically modified products flooded the market,it require production continues to increase,But it ignores the quality and safety,since most genetically modified products are for human consumption,so i think that national authorities must be strictly,and to enact strict laws to limit the possible impact on human health of genetically modified product.similarly,for harmful pesticides and fertilizers should be strictly limited,the quality of food will affact the people's physique,even the healthy development of the entire nation,only to have a healthy happy life and body to work hard,if not healthy what is healthy?NEED to improve not only the government's surveillance efforts,as well as the professionalism and business ethics.overall i think the rapid development of tecnology must be backed by high ethical standards,otherwise it will be a serious malformation of the social patterns.

I too am getting concerned with the chemicals used. I have started being very careful with washing melons before cutting and washing everything super thoroughly. I have somewhat given up eating the peelings of some veggies because I don't know how much chemical was absorbed..that's a shamne because the peel often containts the most nutrients...