Reply #42: When considering produce, read the label. [View All]

[PDJane]

The fastest way to learn if something is organically grown is to look at those nasty, hard to remove stickers. (By the way, the glue on those stickers is considered 'food grade' but the stickers aren't edible.)

A five digit code beginning with 8 is GM.

A five digit code beginning with 9 is organically grown.

A four digit code beginning with 4 is conventionally grown.

A four digit code beginning with 3 has been irradiated.

As far as the water goes, the continuous water does tend to rot greens, unless it's hydroponic boston lettuce; they package the heads in clamshells, and if you keep a tiny bit of water around the root ball and keep the clamshell upright, you can have lettuce for quite some time.

Truthfully, I have not seen the whole-foods type displays anywhere here. I also admit to doing the bulk of my shopping at the farmer's market, because I know the stands to avoid and which ones to patronize! I am also guaranteed beef and chickent and eggs that are free range!

Like one of the other posters, I have taken to purchasing or growing grape tomatoes.

I'm not sure that conventional farming as it is now is much better than the GM foods for you.....