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Is Your Favorite Vegetable in the Dirty Dozen™?

Another blogging friend to the rescue and I delve into one of my eleven texts required for the CEcD exam. Thank you Inger!

A decade ago, the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) unveiled its first Shoppers Guide™ to Pesticides in Produce. The revolutionary list ranked pesticide residues in common fruits and vegetables, forever changing grocery shopping for pesticide-wary consumers. Now updated annually, the new 2014 list was unveiled last week.

The EWG list provides a ranking of 48 common fruits and vegetables based on volume and variety of pesticide residue. Apples came out the worst — especially concerning if you consider the quantities of apples and apple juice consumed by children–and avocados were rated the best. The worst 12 items on the list are dubbed the “Dirty Dozen™” and the best 15 are designated the “Clean Fifteen™.”

from the EWG website

from the EWG website

 

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by Tammy on May 4, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on May 4, 2014

https://agrigirl.com/2014/05/04/is-your-favorite-vegetable-in-the-dirty-dozen/

When Things Go Rawng

It’s about setting expectations. In the workplace it benefits the one who is expected to do something but it also benefits the one setting the expectation. At home, with the spouse, partner or kids, it works the same way.

Unmet Expectations

Unmet Expectations

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by Tammy on March 26, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on March 26, 2014

https://agrigirl.com/2014/03/26/setting-expectations/

After the Shrove

The word “shrove” is not used often in our home. Ever? It is the past tense of “shrive” which is a religious word meaning to hear a confession, assign penance and be absolved from sin.

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by Tammy on March 7, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on March 7, 2014

https://agrigirl.com/2014/03/07/juice-fasting/

Pulp Legislation

A quick google defines pulp as popular or sensational writing that is generally regarded as being of poor quality. Hence, Pulp Fiction. This is new information for me. While I saw the movie, I didn’t recognize it as genre of writing. I have however, seen several recent legislative bills that are both sensational and poorly written which would result in creating ill will and reputational disrepair for states that are not cautious. Pulp Legislation.

Carrot Pulp

Carrot Pulp

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by Tammy on February 17, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on February 17, 2014

https://agrigirl.com/2014/02/17/using-carrot-pulp/

At least this Bowl was Super

Had my beloved Broncos imbibed on this Asian slaw prior to their play, they may have had a fighting chance.

Radish and Mizuna Salad

Radish and Mizuna Salad

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by Tammy on February 5, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on February 5, 2014

https://agrigirl.com/2014/02/05/radish-mizuna-salad/

How to Expand Your Thinking

I’m an ENTP on the Myers Briggs, a Maximizer (amongst other things) on Strengthfinder, a high D on the DISC and orange on the True Colors assessment. It seems every few years, my place of employment develops a fondness for one instrument or another designed to provide insight into our learning styles, tendencies or blind spots.

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by Tammy on January 19, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on January 19, 2014

https://agrigirl.com/2014/01/19/diversity-of-thought/

Scarlet Queen

When you hear the words, “Scarlet Queen” what sort of visual does your imagination summon? Do you think of a dark-haired vixen dressed in red satin or are you moved to an image of the 1970s rocker chick Stevie Nicks making her way across the stage in a long flowing red cape?

While there is likely a handful of both men and women who would love to take on the title, the name Scarlet Queen was made famous in the late 1940s when producer James Burton created the radio drama, Voyage of the Scarlet Queen. The episodes were ocean adventures that took place aboard a 78-foot sailing craft with two masts known as a ketch.

Voyage of the Scarlet Queen from Old Time Radio CD Artwork http://www.otrr.org

Voyage of the Scarlet Queen from Old Time Radio CD Artwork http://www.otrr.org

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by Tammy on November 20, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on November 20, 2013

https://agrigirl.com/2013/11/20/scarlet-queen/

Oh Gratin!

Perhaps I should be a mediator. The world needs more mediators or at least more people capable of walking the middle ground.

Turnip Au Gratin

Turnip Au Gratin

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by Tammy on November 17, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on November 17, 2013

https://agrigirl.com/2013/11/17/turnip-and-potato-au-gratin/

Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Food Quotes

Food and words and words and food. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that it’s a combination I prefer. Maslow coined food as one of the most basic human needs. Yet when do words come into his famous pyramid? Do they enter in the layer just above bodily function called safety which includes things like family, employment and morality or are they contained in the middle ground of love and belonging where we see friendship and intimacy?

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tsakshaug flickr creative commons

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by Tammy on November 9, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in blogging, Buying Local, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, eating seasonally, life, love, sustainability, t3 Report, Wellness
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Posted by Tammy on November 9, 2013

https://agrigirl.com/2013/11/09/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-food-quotes/

Gimme a lotta (gremolata)

When I read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, it struck me that she’d mis-titled it. I know she was in Italy but really her culinary adventures were pretty limited to pizza marguerita and gelato. What she did do in Italy was learn to speak Italian but alas, Speak, Pray, Love would have sold far fewer copies. You see, food sells.

Food Sells - And that includes Beans

Food Sells – And that includes Beans

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by Tammy on September 26, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Tammy on September 26, 2013

https://agrigirl.com/2013/09/26/green-bean-gremolata/

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