Ok, I’ll start off with produce since most people eat fruits, veggies in their daily diet.
Obviously the best way for yourself and the environment is to NOT buy fruits, veggies in cans or plastic containers.
You want to buy fresh and preferably local to you. I know this can be difficult for those who may want something that isn’t locally grown or is out of season but there are ways around that. You can can items when in season to enjoy later to help alleviate that problem.

Here are a few ways to make green changes!

Light Green (where you’re making some changes)
1)Eat organic when possible
2)Wash and peel produce (especially if it’s not organic)
3)Eat a variety of produce to get all the nutrients you need

Green (where you’re making even more changes)
1)Buy from local markets — if you don’t know where a local farm market is you can visit http://www.localharvest.org to find those in your area

Dark Green (where you’re making big changes to help)
1)Grow your own produce, fruit trees
2)Buy from local markets even if not organic because you can wash, peel and it’ll have less of an effect on the environment than the gas, waste, carbon used to transport from other further away areas.
3)Join a food co-op. They also can be found on http://www.localharvest.org and now in some local papers and on http://www.backpage.com and http://www.craigslist.org there are some advertised, depending on your area.

You can also find more information on these sites:
http://www.organicconsumers.org
http://www.slowfoodusa.org
http://www.sustainabletable.org
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org
http://www.ucsaction.org
http://www.localharvest.org

Know your produce numbers

There is something new for you to take note of when buying your fresh
fruits and vegetables. You may have recently noticed little numbered
stickers on all the produce. These numbers are referred to as
“PLU’s.” This stands for ‘price look up’. That is not all that they
mean, though. These numbers are an indication of how that particular
fruit or vegetable was grown. Today we have to be cautious when
making our food choices.

If this number is a four digit number, such as 1234, then it is
conventionally grown. This means that pesticides are herbicides were
used in the growing. (Yuck! Bug spray on my apple?!)

If this number is five digits, starting with an “8”, such as 85646,
then it has been genetically modified. The genes of the plant have
been modified to benefit the farmers. They can have alternate growing
seasons, possibly grow bigger crops. But there are no long-term
studies on genetically modified organisms. We have no idea of the
affects that modified DNA of food will have on our cells. (Gross!
Fish genes in my tomatoes?!)

If this number is five digits, but starts with a “9”, then it is
ORGANIC! Organic foods are the safest, healthiest foods that you can eat.
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(my note:
especially if you purchase from LOCAL farmers.)

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