Go Green tips for March 19th

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Friday, March 19th:

• Trying to avoid pesticides in your produce, here’s list of veggies that avoid excess pesticide residue: Although we might find them tasty, pests aren’t so crazy about onions, asparagus, sweet potatoes and broccoli, so less spraying is needed. And anything thick skinned like avacodos, eggplant, pineapple, mango and watermelon are a safe bet, as well!
• Do you hate packing peanuts as much as I do? Here’s reuse idea, use them instead of gravel in the base of your potted plant. The biodegradable type, of course! Your plant will be lighter and easier to move!
• You want fries with that? Didja know people who pay for fast food using a credit or even debit card spend approximately 50% more than those who buy their burgers with cash.

Organic is quite the “in” term these days, but do we really know what it means? To use the term “organic” on a food package, farmers and manufacturers must verify through an independent auditing agency that production processes have met all the organic guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA-certified meat, dairy and egg products must come from animals that were given access to exercise, sunlight and, in the case of beef, pasture to graze in (though this access can be minimal). The animals cannot be treated with antibiotics or given hormones to supplement growth, and their feed must be certified organic and free from animal by-products and genetic modifications. USDA-certified organic produce comes from farms that have refrained from using synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers and genetically modified seeds for at least three years. For processed foods to be certified organic and bear the USDA emblem, they must contain at least 95 percent certified organic ingredients. Is organic a good thing? Yes. But most of the time, it’s pricier and not everything is better just because it’s organic. Do the research and save where you can! You can live green and still save green with 921WVTK.