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FreshDirect Makes It Easier to Eat Right by Joining the National Salt Reduction Initiative
Furthering its dedication to provide fresh, healthy food for the tri-state area, leading online grocer FreshDirect has joined the National Salt Reduction Initiative , a nationwide effort aimed at saving tens of thousands of lives each year and billions of dollars in health care costs by reducing sodium levels in foods Americans eat every day.

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

Going Organic Without Going Broke $13.69 Why Organic? Seventy years ago, it wouldn’t have even occurred to anyone to ask the question above-because all farming was organic. In other words, for nearly the entire history of mankind, it’s been common practice to grow food without the use of artificial pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and other chemical replacements for natural processes. What changed everything was World War II. Military-driven research invented modern pesticides-most notably DDT-and produced them in mass quantities to protect troops from mosquitoes spreading malaria and lice transmitting typhus. The results were enormous reductions in both diseases-so much so that chemist Paul Hermann MYller was awarded a 1948 Nobel Prize for recognizing DDT’s effectiveness at combating insects. After the war, DDT was redirected to protecting crops, and its use became widespread in farms and gardens around the US. World War II was also responsible for the mass production of ammonium nitrate, which was a key ingredient in explosive weapons. Afterwards, the abundance of ammonium nitrate made it a very cheap nitrogen-based chemical fertilizer, and it also became used in farms and gardens across America. These chemicals were inexpensive and effective, and so were embraced by thousands of farmers. They were followed by numerous other products-herbicides, fungicides, other chemical fertilizers-that were also quickly adopted by farmers seeking to reduce costs and increase productivity. The government assured everyone that while these products were strong enough to kill insects and trigger explosions, they were too mild to affect humans, pets, fish, and wildlife. So children used to follow DDT trucks servicing gardens around their neighborhood…chasing and inhaling the trucks’ toxic spray. The truth, however, is that these products were rushed to market without adequate testing of both their short- and long-term health effects. It wasn’t until 1962, with the publication of Rachel Carson’s landmark book Silent Spring, that large numbers of people began to question the safety of these new farm practices. Carson’s book documented the detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment, accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation, and pointed fingers at public officials accepting industry claims uncritically. Ten years later, the US banned the use of DDT as a pesticide but still allowed, and continues to allow, the use of many other chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Our government also allows produce to be irradiated, genetically manipulated, and treated with chemical additives and preservatives. Plus it lets livestock (e.g., cows, pigs, chickens) be given growth hormones, massive doses of antibiotics, and feed that is at times hideous (e.g., the ground-up carcasses of their own species-including ones that died of disease).

Segregation: The Rising Costs for America $12.99 Segregation: The Rising Costs for America

Now Foods Organic Maca 7oz powder $24.99 Energizing Herb Description: NOW Foods Maca Pure Powder 100% Certified Organic Reproductive Health Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is grown at high elevations in the Andes region of central Peru. Maca has been used for centuries by indigenous Peruvians as a food source, as well as for increasing stamina and energy. More recent scientific studies have demonstrated that NOW Foods Maca Pure Powder supports hormonal balance and both male and female reproductive health. ? 100% Certified Organic ? Reproductive Health ? Pure Powder ? 6:1 Concentrate ? Energizing Herb ? Raw, Gelatinized ? 100% Vegetarian ? A Dietary Supplement NOW’s Mission The NOW mission is – To provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. NOW Foods is an award-winning and highly respected manufacturer of vitamins, minerals, dietary supplements and natural foods. In 1948, with the natural food and supplement industry in its infancy, entrepreneur Paul Richard paid $900 for the purchase of Fearn Soya Foods?a Chicago based manufacturer of grain and legume-based products. This began a six-decade legacy of providing health-seeking consumers with high-quality, affordable nutrition products. History of NOW In 1968, NOW Foods was founded under the belief that good health was not a luxury available only to the wealthy. For the past forty years, NOW has made it their life’s work to offer health food and nutritional supplements of the highest quality, at prices that are fair and affordable to all those who seek them. Today, NOW Foods is one of the top-selling brands in health foods stores, an award-winning manufacturer, a respected advocate of the natural product industry, and a leader in the fields of nutritional science and methods development. And while NOW has grown considerably over the past four decades, one thing has never changed ? NOW’s commitment to providing products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives. NOW Commitments ? Customer Focused and Information Driven – NOW believes that their products, services, and the decisions they make should be primarily influenced by the desires and needs of NOW customers. The decisions that NOW makes should be based on accurate information and therefore NOW places a high value on knowledge and learning within their organization. ? Quality and Value Oriented – Acting in the best interest of NOW customers, NOW endeavors to produce the highest quality products at competitive prices. NOW’s first priority is to maintain quality where it counts the most ? in the products. NOW’s exceptional cost-conscious team of employees then focuses their energies on driving costs down. Nurturing this competency of value drives NOW’s ability to provide high quality products at the very best prices. ? Natural is Better – NOW is convinced that natural products are better than their synthetic counterparts and produce better results in human health. Therefore, wherever possible, NOW strives to provide products that contain na

The Backyard Homestead: Produce All The Food You Need On Just A Quarter Acre! $11.29 Put your backyard to work! Enjoy fresher organic better-tasting food all the time. The solution is as close as your own backyard. Grow the vegetables and fruits your family loves; keep bees; raise chickens goats or even a cow. The Backyard Homestead shows you how it’s done. And when the harvest is in you’ll learn how to cook preserve cure brew or pickle the fruits of your labor. From a quarter of an acre you can harvest 1 400 eggs 50 pounds of wheat 60 pounds of fruit 2 000 pounds of vegetables 280 pounds of pork 75 pounds of nuts.

A Field Guide To Buying Organic $3.49 The definitive guide to healthful, affordable food shopping in the Organic Age from a pioneer in the organic movement What does it really mean when a food is labeled organic? While many of us believe there are good reasons to buy organic, what exactly are they? The authors of this indispensable handbook sift fact from fiction to help you make informed decisions that are right for you. Here is everything you need to know, including when paying more for organic is worth it and when it’s not. A Field Guide to Buying Organic provides you with: ·Self-tests to determine your current organic-shopping habits and the type of organic shopper you want to become ·A primer on organic food standards, labels, and seals ·Health and quality comparisons of organically grown versus conventionally grown produce ·An aisle-by-aisle supermarket guide to information about the most popular organic produce, dairy, meat and poultry, baked goods, nuts, seeds, grains, convenience foods, and drinks ·The truth about pesticides, hormones, genetically modified foods (GMOs), toxins, and bacteria Plus illustrations featuring product logos and contact information, and a fascinating overview of the evolution of organics From the Trade Paperback edition.