Environmental Website www.ewg.org

My sister sent me an article from Environmental Working Group’s FoodNews titled a “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides” (www.ewg.org). It describes the dangers of pesticides in our food and then ranks fruits and vegetables in order from the most pesticide exposure to the least pesticide exposure. I wanted to post this article on my blog, so I went to the website and found all sorts of important information that I wanted to post here in addition to the pesticide article! EWG is smart because they have made their website very accessible to their followers. First, they offer a downloadable iPhone app with the Pesticide list so that you can pull it up whenever you are at the grocery store and shopping for fruits and veggies. They also ask you for your e-mail address so they can send you free enewsletters with environmental tips, updates, and alerts. If that doesn’t make it easy enough to follow, you could easily connect with them on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or set up an RSS feed. (If you’re not familiar with any of these they even have a quick tutorial on what they are and how to get started.) I have added them to my Delicious account which is like a “favorites” list that is kept online so you can access it from any computer (go to www.delicious.com.) I guess I should thank my sister for getting me started on this website, it’s chockfull of information I’ll be using in the future. Thanks K.