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I don't usually look for the organic label, but I look for a freshness guarantee. When I pick up a vegetable, if it comes from California and I'm living in Canada, it won't be as fresh as a vegetable that was grown in British Columbia, my home province.
I look for food that is grown locally because it will have more nutritional value, and less of an ecological footprint in its production. Food that is transported across continents unnecessarily uses up fuel and resources that could have been put back into production.
I wash all vegetables thoroughly with a special soap, regardless if they are organic or not, because there is always unseen dirt and residues from the transportation process. The only exception to that is if I'm washing mushrooms, in which case I just use water.
I look for food that is grown locally because it will have more nutritional value, and less of an ecological footprint in its production. Food that is transported across continents unnecessarily uses up fuel and resources that could have been put back into production.
I wash all vegetables thoroughly with a special soap, regardless if they are organic or not, because there is always unseen dirt and residues from the transportation process. The only exception to that is if I'm washing mushrooms, in which case I just use water.