Go to http://www.foodnews.org/ and download their Shopper's Guide to Pesticides. You can't always find organic produce, so they've created a list of the produce that contains the most and least pesticides so you know which ones are safer when organic isn't available. From their site:
Why Should You Care About Pesticides?
There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can adversely affect people, especially during vulnerable periods of fetal development and childhood when exposures can have long lasting effects. Because the toxic effects of pesticides are worrisome, not well understood, or in some cases completely unstudied, shoppers are wise to minimize exposure to pesticides whenever possible.
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