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Vegetables
Buy organic produce
Environné Fruit & Vegetable Wash
Since 1987, Environné Fruit and Vegetable Wash has been removing pesticide, fungicide, and herbicide residues, waxes, and oils from produce. The wash contains surfactants that are biodegradable and nontoxic see you needn't worry you are washing away harmful chemicals with other harmful chemicals. The wash is a recipient of the "Silver Excellence Award" from Alive magazine.FIT Fruit & Vegetable Wash
Want your produce to be fit for a green king? Using 100 percent natural ingredients like baking soda, citric acid, and distilled grapefruit oil, FIT removes wax, dirt, soil, and other residues from produce. FIT is the only produce wash on the market that's certified vegan and recommended by the American Vegetarian Association.Nature Clean Fruit & Veggie Wash
Nature Clean's Fruit & Veggie wash comes in a spray bottle for quick clean-ups or as a wash concentrate for produce that requires soaking to rid it of pesticides, dirt, wax, and bacteria. The formula is all-natural, odorless, and leaves no residue. Available online and in health food stores; check out Nature Clean's store locater to find a retailer near you.Veggie Wash
Wash away wax, soil, and agricultural chemicals from produce with the help of organic citrus and without bleaches or alcohol. What's more, Veggie Wash can also be used to clean kitchen surfaces. The product is not tested on animals and is Kosher Certified. Available in a spray bottle and wash concentrate.
Grow your own organic vegetables
Garden's Alive! Organic Garden
Virtually everything you need to start a 4-by-4 foot raised-bed organic vegetable garden comes in this one convenient kit! The kit uses all organic and recycled materials. Seeds include beans, beets, lettuce, peppers, radishes, carrots, spinach, squash, tomatoes, and cucumbers.Gardener's Supply Company Space-intensive gardening items
Choose from space-saving vegetable growing options including the Tomato Tree (hanging tomato planter), the Square Foot Success Kit (for deck or patio), and the AeroGarden (grow veggies on your kitchen counter), as well as bean towers, tomato cages, and cucumber trellises.Johnny's Selected Seeds BIOSET Kitchen Salad Garden Kit
Grow fresh salad sprouts in your kitchen - just fill the Bioset germinator with water twice a day. Kit includes three different 1/4 lb. bags of sprout seed: crunchy, mild mung bean sprouts; slightly spicy broccoli sprouts; and sharp, spicy China Rose radish sprouts. Makes a great gift.The Encyclopedia of Country Living
This book is a compendium of advice on how to grow and preserve all types of vegetables, fruits, herbs, grains, nuts, and other foods. It's a must-have for anyone interested in large-scale gardening, small-scale farming, or self-sufficiency, covering such diverse topics as keeping bees, baking bread, and what to do if your cow has eaten nails.
Choose non-wrapped fruit and vegetables
All Green Things 100% Hemp Reusable Produce Bag
Whether you're on the way out to the local farmers market or to Safeway, don't forget this lightweight but durable hemp produce bag, exclusively available from online eco-merchant All Green Things. Aside from fruit and veggie shopping, the bag can also come in handy as a lunch sack for the office, a travel tote, and more.Biofresh resealable zipper produce bags
Pick up some of these bags for fruits and veggies and put an end to food waste. These bags can be filled at the grocery store and then brought home where they'll keep your food fresh for longer.ECOBAGS produce bags
The ECOBAGS® Produce Bag is made of lightweight cotton, and comes in two convenient sizes. It is available in natural and organic cotton.
Wash your produce naturally
Environné Fruit & Vegetable Wash
Since 1987, Environné Fruit and Vegetable Wash has been removing pesticide, fungicide, and herbicide residues, waxes, and oils from produce. The wash contains surfactants that are biodegradable and nontoxic see you needn't worry you are washing away harmful chemicals with other harmful chemicals. The wash is a recipient of the "Silver Excellence Award" from Alive magazine.FIT Fruit & Vegetable Wash
Want your produce to be fit for a green king? Using 100 percent natural ingredients like baking soda, citric acid, and distilled grapefruit oil, FIT removes wax, dirt, soil, and other residues from produce. FIT is the only produce wash on the market that's certified vegan and recommended by the American Vegetarian Association.Nature Clean Fruit & Veggie Wash
Nature Clean's Fruit & Veggie wash comes in a spray bottle for quick clean-ups or as a wash concentrate for produce that requires soaking to rid it of pesticides, dirt, wax, and bacteria. The formula is all-natural, odorless, and leaves no residue. Available online and in health food stores; check out Nature Clean's store locater to find a retailer near you.Tersano Lotus Sanitizing System
Set aside that baking soda, vinegar, and those produce washes. The Lotus Sanitizing System uses safe, patented technology to infuse water with super-oxygen, which is used as a sanitizing agent.Veggie Wash
Wash away wax, soil, and agricultural chemicals from produce with the help of organic citrus and without bleaches or alcohol. What's more, Veggie Wash can also be used to clean kitchen surfaces. The product is not tested on animals and is Kosher Certified. Available in a spray bottle and wash concentrate.
Grow local produce with houseplants
Mountain Valley Growers Annual Herb Seed 6 Pack
Offers the most popular annual herbs, including German Chamomile, Sweet Marjoram, Summer Savory, Dill, Cilantro, and Borage.Mulberry Creek Herb Farm
Certified organic herbs in 3 1/2 inch pots for cooking, home, ornamental, and medicinal uses.Olive Barn Trio herb pot
This herb kit comes with three crackled-glaze ceramic pots that sit together in a tray, soil, and certified organic seeds in three different types that you customize: Italian herbs, French herbs, different types of basil, or any combination of three herbs.The AeroGarden
Grows plants with oxygen and, using rainforest methods, periodically gives them portions of water and organic nutrients through a computerized system. A grow light uses CFL bulbs that are programmed to give the exact amount of light needed. Recommended universally by green groups as well as mainstream media.
Comments
12:58pm
To substantially lessen your footprint on the earth, I would suggest going vegetarian or vegan. Recommended reading, "Diet for a Small Planet."