Starting May 1 I will be setting up my new space in the Colonial Office Campus.  The Grand Opening will be in August, but if you need an appointment before then, don't be shy!  The location is in the central building of the Colonial Office Campus (you'll know it by the columns, and the metal statues out by the road).  To reach my office go left at the top of the stairs, to the end of the hall where the Suite B offices and waiting room are.

Fundamental Medicine
10175 SW Barbur Blvd
Suite 301BI
Portland, OR 97219

Every year the Environmental Working Group tests fruit and vegetables from grocery stores and comes up with their list of the most pesticide-contaminated foods.  This year's list is almost entirely food that I personally eat, so I am very glad that we are growing a lot of them in our home garden.  The spinach overwintered and came up on its own!  But for the foods that are on the list, which we don't grow, I plan to buy organic.  I would recommend that you do, too.  Only by voting with our dollars can we change the market.  Without further ado, the dirty dozen:

1. Apples (99% of apples tested were contaminated)
2. Strawberries (these are bad because it goes in the pores and you can't wash or soak it off)
3. Grapes (one grape tested positive for 15 different pesticides)
4. Celery
5. Peaches
6. Spinach
7. Bell Peppers
8. Nectarines
9. Cucumbers
10. Potatoes
11. Cherry Tomatoes
12. Hot Peppers (looks like they lumped a lot of kinds of peppers together)