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The Dirty Dozen

The Environmental Working Group

February 20, 2025 by Chef Marian

If you haven’t heard of The Environmental Working Group or EWG, maybe you’ve heard of the Clean Fifteen, or Dirty Dozen? These are what is recommended to eat organic and what you can skimp on if you are in a cash flow crunch.

For decades I have been supporting this group.

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