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Stacey @xstitcher (39074) • Petaluma, California 13 Jul 21

1:55 pm: I finished the "pesticide" part of the training and emailed my certificate to my boss, and then I started the child abuse/mandated reporter training, which is going to take a lot longer. I got through part one of part...

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The Dirty Dozen

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222806) • United States 20 Mar 20

Everyone would like to eat organic fruits and vegetables; but for some the prices are prohibitive. However, concerns about pesticides are a good reason to go organic. Since 2004 the Environmental Working Group has been providing...

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The dangers of pesiticides used on humans and plants were not realized in the past.

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 26 Apr 18

The people who used the pesticides like DDT and others to kill the polio epidemic we were warned a long time ago, but we all know that things have changed since then. Imagine us using DDT and advertising cigarettes and so forth....

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With bug spray or without bug spray?

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 23 Jan 17

When shopping for food, do you look for vegetables and fruits that are not sprayed with pesticides? Some don't seem to be concerned. We avoid foods that contain bug spray as much as we can for various reasons. Fortunately, many...

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Pesticides...are they poisons...

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 8 Jan 17

In Canada there was at one point a campaign for pesticide reduction made. It did warn and tell the truth about pesticides... ''So pesticides are poisons, or they wouldn't kill.'' (environment Canada). Not only your garden,...

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Coke and Pepsi Should be driven out of india???

springs @springs (923) • India 16 Jun 16

People are talking about the pesticides in Pepsi and coke cola.Is that true i never believed that these two have pesticides.These are the two brands ruling India in Beverages industry.I don't think these big companies will avoid...

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Organic Gardening - Why Does Everyone Think It's BIO?

Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • French Polynesia 10 Oct 15

At times I get tired of explaining the difference between organic gardening and BIO. BIO is a product that you still have to purchase. One time I was looking for an organic way to keep bugs off my cabbage. The store gave me a BIO...

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An Apple a Day...

Anna @LadyDuck (502812) • Italy 26 Aug 15

We all know the old saying, apples are supposed to promote health. They contain vitamins and phenols and they are known to fight tooth decay. All that said, did you know that apples are the fruits that contain more residual...

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Disposing pesticides

Gillian Hayden @gillianhayden (35) • Toronto, Ontario 5 Feb 14

I was cleaning out the barn and found some old pesticides. I don't know what to do with them, but I guess dumping them in the trash can is not going to a good idea. What should I do with them and is there anyone who can help me?

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sshdage @sshdage (30) • Beijing, China 19 Apr 13

Today I visited a web about health diet and found a ranking list on fruits pesticide residues. It is said that apple is the champion.Other fruits such as strawberry and peach also got higher rankings.I can't help worrying about...

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Going Green with Coffee Beans

Goodbye @WildHorses (718) • United States 6 Feb 13

There are two options when it comes to buying coffee; ground coffee or whole coffee beans. How they are grown is another thing to consider though. We have the option to buy organic or processed in which pesticides are...

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Rats inside my car, how to prevent it…

CSHINE @SHAMRACK (8576) • India 20 Jun 12

It has become a mess that rats inside my car, at times bonnets. I have tried those tobacco leafs, still at times it is there. It has cut those wires that connect the head lights. My neighbor’s fuel line has been cut off. It is...

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Are you aware of the pesticides that food has?

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 10 Apr 12

I wasn´t much, until my doctor forbid me to eat raw veggies when I was in chemo. She also told me to peel all the raw fruit that I ate. If it wasn´t peeled, then it had to be boiled. It had to do with the pesticide content. Some...

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How to motivate farmers to go organic?

buddha3 @buddha3 (1026) • India 26 Oct 11

Friends, Could you please think of some ways by which we can encourage and motivate our farmers to use organic methods to grow their crops? Any ideas, may it be based on experience, job, or as a farmer, seller, marketing guru,...

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Overuse of pesticides and our fight against it.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 18 Jan 11

Overuse of pesticides has led to alarming levels of harmful chemicals in our food crops. What we, the consumers can do to save ourselves from these harmful chemicals? We can pressurize the government to set up efforts to contain...

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Does anyone hate grocery shopping as much as I do???

western_valleygirl @western_valleygirl (1363) • United States 18 Dec 10

Every time I go grocery shopping it is a nightmare, because I am frustrated by the terrible prices that they put on food that is covered in pesticides, or worse genetically modified, and I can't even tell unless I buy organic...

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Not all food has to be organic...

marguicha @marguicha (230365) • Chile 5 Sep 10

...to be safe from pesticides. I just read that and it stands to reason. The article showed with pictures and explanations why 10 foods we usually eat don´t need to be bought organic. As we all know, organic food is a lot more...

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avoiding pesticides

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 16 Jun 10

Recent studies have shown that some of our fruits and vegatables retain these poisons no matter how much you wash them. Apples and potatoes need to be skinned before eating? I have some questions about this, with apples we know...

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Fruits and Vegetables causing ADHD

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 17 May 10

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64G41R20100517 Researchers tracked the pesticides' breakdown products in kids' urine and found those with high levels were almost twice as likely to develop ADHD as those with undetectable...

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Anyone know how to treat black fly without chemicals?

nancyrowina @nancyrowina (3850) 7 Jun 09

I'm growing some vegetables and yesterday I noticed there a few black fly on my tomatoes, they don't seem to be damaging the plants yet so I'm not too worried, but if they get worse I might need to use something on them. I know...

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