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Since my friends know about my blog they drag me out to their new finds. Up at 8AM and at a parking lot by 9AM to get fresh Organic Produce on a Saturday, are you kidding me? But I couldn’t say NO to someone who’s introducing me to potential blog material. So we met and greeted each other in the parking lot while she pulled a crate from her trunk. We walked over to a small tent, where someone checked you in for your weekly delivery. She handed them her crate and they handed it back with her organic goods. It was that simple. I was anxious to find out what was neatly wrapped in brown paper inside the crate. As soon as we got to the car we ripped it open to see what was in this week’s box. It was an organic grab bag. “Like a box of Chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” The colors of the vegetables were vibrant. There were carrots, tomatoes, radishes, beets, lettuce, squash, and spinach. Inside was also the weekly newsletter that gives you recipes, tells you what you have and where it was grown.
California produce is by far the best. I think this is a wonderful idea. We all need more vegetables! ? They also have organic eggs, and chicken. I’m totally wanting to go organic but with the soaring food prices I don’t know that I can afford organic. I do think Organic is better but I’m looking for a cheaper way. Are there coupons for organic foods? Or is Organic for the Rich? http://www.thescoopbakersfield.com

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Traverse Bay Fruit Co. Dried Cherries, 4-Pound Box $28.62 Orchard grown cherries are picked and dried to retain their natural colors and flavors. Traverse Bay Fruit Co. premium dried cherries contains no preservatives or sulfites. Try dried and let you taste buds go wild! Add dried fruit to savory salads or pastas; Glamorize granola and trail mixes; Mix dried fruit into hot and cold cereal; Fold into cookie dough, muffins and scones; Add texture to salsa…

Certified Organic Alfalfa Sprout Seed -1 Lb- Seeds For: Salad Sprouts & Sprouting – Can Be Grown in Any Sprouter $9.95 Certified Organic Alfalfa Sprouting Seed…

Organic California Bounty Fruit Basket $74.95 Beautiful selections of choicest, freshest organic fruit are presented in a delectable display of sweet California sunshine in a sturdy wicker basket….

Fresh Produce Sweet Pea Five-Piece Organic Layette Set $49.99 Baby Aspen goes green with an amazingly adorable, organic, five-piece layette set that makes sweet peas even sweeter! It all starts with a natural woven-wood basket filled with sweet peas. The graphic of a small, swaddled baby snuggled in half a pea pod appears on the blanket, PJs, cap and bib, and a green,sweet-pea pod rattle on top makes this magnificent baby gift ready for market! Features and facts:Soft-beige, organic layette set includes a 24 ½ “” x 28 ¾ “” blanket, footed PJ’s, cap, bib and pea-pod rattle Blanket, PJ’s, hat and bib are imprinted with the Sweet Pea graphic (a bundled baby in a pea pod) framed by sage-green faux stitching Machine-washable, 100% organic cotton

The Produce Contamination Problem: Causes And Solutions $95.99 This book is organized into five sections beginning with an introduction in which the problem is described in terms of the number and size of produce related outbreaks the commodities involved and the human pathogens involved. The introduction also documents the failure of conventional sanitizing treatments to assure microbiological safety examining the problems of microbial attachment. The second section reviews methods of identifying a contamination source (epidemiology trace back strain identification location of Source) and then focuses on the various sources of microbial contamination (water manure airborne dust wildlife human activity) and where in the crop production sequence they might result in contamination. In the third section some of the commodities associated with major outbreaks (leafy vegetables tomatoes cantaloupes apples berries sprouts) are examined to determine what characteristics make them especially vulnerable to contamination. The fourth section then addresses means of avoiding produce contamination through use of Good Agricultural Practices and recommendations in FDA and industry guidance documents. Regulatory actions (recalls restrictions on imports) to safeguard the public from potentially hazardous products are described. Coverage includes policy and practices in the US Mexico and Central America Europe and Japan. The fifth section examines current technologies for reducing human pathogens in fresh produce including disinfection rapid methods for detecting contaminants irradiation gas-phase application and best practices acceptable to organic growers packers and processors. *Addresses foodborne contaminations from a prevention view providing pro-active solutions to the problems *Covers core sources of contamination and methodologies for identifying those sources *Includes best practice and regulatory information