Top 12 Most CONTAMINATED Fruits & Vegetables You Should AVOID

In this video, I present the top 12 foods that are the most contaminated with pesticides and chemicals, according to the latest research. I will also rate each of the 12 foods as easy, medium, or hard for the difficulty of growing them yourself at home.

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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland, Australia, about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online, so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

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#pesticides #gardening #food
0:00 Introduction
1:54 #12 Green Beans
2:43 #11 Blueberries
3:51 #10 Cherries
4:40 #9 Bell and Hot Peppers
5:26 #8 Apples
6:14 #7 Nectarine
6:36 #6 Pears
7:35 #5 Peaches
8:34 #4 Grapes
9:06 #3 Kale Collards Mustard
9:58 #2 Spinach
10:54 #1 Strawberries
12:13 Is the Dirty Dozen Scaremongering?
12:41 My thoughts on using chemicals.
15:23 Farming is getting Harder
16:13 Processed foods are worse
16:39 Do pesticides build up in the body?
16:58 An awesome conclusion 😉

[kathyjacques]

I got cancer when I was 31, the first thing I did when I recovered from the treatments n surgeries was to buy property, I raised all my vegetables, fruit, eggs, n other livestock because I was tired of buying food that possibly caused my cancer, the doctors had no idea what caused it n here I am, 34 years later n no recurrence

[andrewp]

My Dad grew up on small hobby farm in Croatia. When I visited as a teen he said " Always eat the apple with a worm in it". He said its from a tree without any poisons on it. Wise thinking.

[summerwinters]

12.Green beans
11.Blueberries
10.cherries
9.bell peppers /hot peppers
8.apples
7.nectarines
6.pears
5.peaches
4.grapes
3.kale collards mustard greens
2.spinach ( most pesticides)
1. Strawberries (#1 on the pesticides list)

[cmaden]

My grandpa grew his own green beans on a trellis on his front porch💚 I used to eat tons of them my whole childhood. He planted marigolds underneath and taught me how to deadhead as a toddler🧡 he also had tomato, zucchinis, I believe watermelon sometimes, and had an orange tree a grapefruit tree, ( they ALWAYS had their fresh squeezed yummy pulpy juice in the fridge) a mango tree and an avocado tree. I never realized how lucky I was until I went to college and saw how expensive all that stuff was at farmers markets and grocery stores😢. We still miss u grandpa.❤️

[robertselvig]

My wife and I grow over 80 different fruits vegetables and herbs all organic. I'm 64 and work part-time 5 days a month. My brother asked what do you do with all your time LOL. I love growing the best food possible. Thank you Mark for all you do great job

[barzinyzare]

This guy literally has his own garden with every fruit imaginable. Kudos my friend

[bdigz]

An old timer who used to sell roadside corn by me always said, 'nothing good comes from the grocery stores'.

[LuciaNovaková]

It amazes me how society believes lies behind industry. I recently finished book called The 21 former doctor secrets by rachel morgan. She explained her career thoughts perfectly

[marilyndietzman-vxts]

I was born July 1963. When I was growing up I remember limited choices of fruits and vegetables at the supermarkets. Anything sold was in season produce. We didn’t have strawberries, blueberries, peaches, nectarines unless it was in season. Vegetables too. Today the choices are vast and available. My grandparents had a local dairy deliver milk products directly to the doorstep. The world has changed and we ourselves will never see a safe and healthy resolution in our lifetime to the foods we eat and so much more.

[JoeyMcSmokey]

It’s not fear mongering this is a huge problem. There are endless natural ways to combat these pests. Chemicals are never the way to go. Thanks for this. Very informative. 🙏💕🙏

[ThoughtsOnNews]

This is outrageous. I’ve been a fruit / veggie lover my whole life until unexpected health problems nearly killed me. Poison accumulation is real. Thank you

[Midwest..]

I buy organic frozen Blueberry and strawberry 🍓 also wash fresh vegetables fruits in white vinegar let it soak for about 1o minutes 😊

[jodyinglis]

My dad is a food scientist. His treatments are all natural to extend shelf life of food like tomatoes. Part of his trial study he had some growers come out and watch his work. Part of the demonstration shows the amount of pesticides herbicides left on the fruit after it has passed the no spray time..
Their produce was absolutely They quickly left and never answered their phones. .. why??.. Because it shows they are not abiding the laws!!!

[madmaxxx]

My grandfather lived well past his 90’s and my most vivid memories of him hunched over in the garden even at such a late age he had his own veggie garden and now it comes full circle just thinking about him ❤ R.I.P

[pete]

I’m a transplant recipient. One of the first things they told me upon discharge is to stay away from any fruits and vegetables, unless they are organic. 🤔 they know.

[jeanstewart]

Agree with you Mark. After I read the book about DuPont it made me a believer about the dangers not only to fruit and vegetables but what residues stay in the animals.

[WhatTheFeather]

That's why I love your channel. Not only do you help people to grow their own food but you also educate your viewers with great statistics. I never would've known strawberries were so contaminated.

[Selfsufficientme]

G'day Everyone; here I go again, upsetting the apple cart... I'm looking forward to the comments section being a mix of puns, jokes, and serious thoughts on what you think is in our food supply! Thanks for your support! Cheers :)

[wellseasoned]

A few years ago while I was in church, the announcements asked for long sleeve shirts for the field workers picking strawberries. It was explained that the pesticides sprayed on the berries were causing major health problems for the workers. Left an impression on me and if I eat strawberries, I eat local at my farmer's market and buy from known organic farmers.

[mauramartin]

This is why I believe there should be more small farms. Every town should have a small farm which would more likely use less to no chemicals. They would also provide a back up to provide food during hard times