Depending on who you talk to, people are either pro-organic or not. If you prefer to buy organic produce for your family, you should know what fruits and vegetables are necessary to buy organic and ones that don't need to be organic. Save your money on the produce that doesn't need to be organic.
I found a terrific website a couple of months ago that studies the pesticides in our produce. The group publishes a list every year of fruits and vegetables and classifies them into the Clean 15 and the Dirty Dozen.
Here is the 2011 list you can find at foodnews.org:
Clean 15: onions, corn, pineapple, avocado, asparagus, sweet peas, mangoes, eggplant, cantaloupe, kiwi, cabbage, watermelon, sweet potatoes, grapefruit, and mushrooms. These don't need to be organic.
Dirty Dozen: apples, celery strawberries, peaches, spinach, imported nectarines, imported graes, sweet bell peppers, potatoes, blueberries, lettuce, and kale/collard greens. These should be purchased as organic.
