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    LET’S GET gardening

    Feb 24, 2022 4 minutes
    WORDS: WENDY HUMPHRIES.

    THE DIRTY DOZEN

    People across the UK are being urged to grow their own fruit and veg, after research shows a hidden cocktail of pesticides in our shop-bought five a day.

    Horticultural charity Garden Organic has made the call following shocking Government data analysed by Pesticide Action Network UK. It reveals a ‘dirty dozen’ lurking in our shopping baskets.

    Nearly 90% of strawberries tested contained worrying multiple pesticide residues, as did over 80% of herbs and pre-packed salads.

    ‘These are things that can easily be grown in our gardens, allotments and backyards,’ says Sarah Brown, presenter on Garden Organic’s popular . Growing organic fruit and veg is the simplest and cheapest way to avoid any pesticide use. Strawberries are easy to grow in really small places – in

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