If you are reading this you likely already know that “conventionally grown” produce is not good a thing because pesticides and chemicals in and on the food you eat is bad. 
(click here if you are not sure if you have been eating conventional, GMO, or organic) I am amazed that so many people still choose to ignore this, especially when they go to the grocery store. To be fair, I too once let the pretty arrangements of produce intoxicate my senses when shopping. All that unnaturally pretty, oddly colorful, and uniformly shaped produce looks appealing. This combined with a naive sense of faith in “the powers that be” also helped me to ignore the obvious. If I ever did let my mind wander to images of rat poison and the like, I quickly dismissed those unpleasant thoughts. It was easier to believe that that the government (and even their grocer) had my back on this issue. They wouldn’t allow anything on the food that wasn’t well tested and safe for my family and I to eat right? This is easier to believe because if you choose not to, you will be forced to question other things. That is unsettling for many people and a lot of work too. continue reading…
