Culinate presents The organic Top 20 — A shopper's guide, which is a nice visual guide to the produce you should be buying organic because of its high pesticide content, and produce that's safer to buy conventionally grown, frequently because thick rinds mean less pesticides make it into the fruit, or fewer pesticides are used on those crops.
In our area, it's frequently difficult to buy both local and organic. Still, it's something to aim for.
The article links to other produce guides, including the Environmental Working Group, where you can download the "dirty dozen" wallet guide.
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