produce Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/produce/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sat, 11 Jul 2020 16:57:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Where to Buy Produce https://smthingscount.com/2020/07/11/where-to-buy-produce/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 16:56:58 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9406 Reasons to buy local produce: fresher (doesn’t travel 1-2 weeks to get here); fewer/no preservatives or genetic modifications to extend freshness; save energy (local production

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]]> Yummy yet Harmful Fruit https://smthingscount.com/2020/04/25/yummy-yet-harmful-fruit/ Sat, 25 Apr 2020 16:39:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9071 Which of your favorite produce is “dirty” (loaded with pesticides) and which “clean,” and how do those pesticides harm our bodies?    Do you really want

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]]> Produce Mesh https://smthingscount.com/2017/07/22/produce-mesh/ https://smthingscount.com/2017/07/22/produce-mesh/#comments Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:51:59 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6085 Those plastic mesh bags that produce comes in can be used for another purpose before they hit the trash can.  Take off any staples or labels,

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2017/07/22/produce-mesh/feed/ 2 The “Clean 15” and “Dirty Dozen” https://smthingscount.com/2016/10/26/the-clean-15-and-dirty-dozen/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:20:15 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5313 You may have heard in today’s news that thick-skinned produce, like bananas and avocados–are no healthier organic as they are regularly grown. Pesticides don’t get through

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]]> Cooking Dinner for the Garbage Can https://smthingscount.com/2015/08/31/cooking-dinner-for-the-garbage-can/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:06:41 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3936 Tonight, cook dinner and throw away 1/3 before you serve it to your family.  Sounds not only wasteful but downright stupid, doesn’t it?  However, that’s

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