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Pesticides in Produce

The following fruits and vegetables have been found to contain the most pesticide residue.

The Dirty 12

  • Strawberry
  • Apples
  • Spinach
  • Grapes
  • Celery
  • Kale, Collard greens & Mustard greens
  • Cherries
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Tomatoes
  • Nectarines
  • Bell & Hot Peppers

It is therefore recommended that organic versions of these products be purchased, if possible.

The following fruits and vegetables have been found to have the lowest levels of pesticide residue

The Clean 15

  • Avocados
  • Eggplant
  • Sweet corn
  • Asparagus
  • Mushrooms
  • Pineapple
  • Broccoli
  • Onions
  • Cabbage
  • Honeydew
  • Papaya
  • Kiwi
  • Sweet Peas (frozen)
  • Cauliflower
  • Cantaloupe

LWVEN Proposed Budget 2022-2023

   

ADOPTED 2021-2022

10 month Actual thru

April 2022

 

 

PROPOSED

2022-2023

     

ADOPTED 2021-2022

10 month Actual thru

April 2022

 

PROPOSED 2022-2023

INCOME         EXPENDITURES      
 

A. DUES

 

3000

 

2240

 

2360

   

A. OFFICE EXPENSES

 

150

 

296

 

250

 

B. CONTRIBUTIONS

 

420

 

290

 

250

   

B. BOARD & ADMIN

     
 

 

C. THEY REPRESENT YOU

 

 

800

 

624

 

 

800

   

 

1. Management Team

 

 

100

 

 

0

 

 

50

 

D. BULLETIN ADS

 

500

 

320

 

0

   

2. Hospitality (refreshments)

 

50

 

0

 

50

E. EVENTS         C. DELEGATES      
 

1. Summer Social

 

0

 

255

 

300

   

1. State Convention

 

0

 

0

 

700

 

2. Winter Social

 

500

 

0

 

500

   

2. National Convention

 

1500

 

0

 

0

 

3. Annual Meeting

 

500

 

0

 

600

   

3. Students Inside Albany

 

200

 

0

 

200

 

F. INTEREST

 

20

 

12

 

12

   

D. BULLETIN

     
 

G. SPEAKER/MODERATE

 

500

 

175

 

400

   

1. Printing

 

100

 

0

 

100

 

H. ELEC.MONITOR/REPORT

 

300

 

0

 

0

   

2. Postage

 

50

 

40

 

50

 

I. ORGAN DONOR/GRANTS

 

0

 

0

 

0

   

3. Ad Solicitation

 

75

 

0

 

0

 

J. VOTE MASKS

 

20

 

0

 

0

   

E. EVENTS

     
 

TOTAL INCOME

 

6590

 

3916

 

5222

   

1. Summer Social

 

50

 

115

 

200

 

Total Expenditures

 

6839

   

5666

   

2. Winter Social

 

450

 

0

 

500

 

From Reserves

 

249

   

444

   

3. Annual Meeting

 

475

 

100

 

500

           

F. FINANCIAL SUPPORT

     
           

1. County PMP

 

94

 

0

 

84

 

LWVEN Proposed Slate 2022 – 2024

Management Team:

Barbara Epstein, Barbara Josepher, Norma Schaeffer, Peggy Stein

Secretary:          Janet Spar Elected Board Members:

Jeany Bier, Fran Weiss

Nominating Committee Chair:

Carol Bergman

Continuing in Office:

Virginia Carew, Michele Greenblatt, Dania Smith

 

Proposed Program 2022-2023 We will continue to advocate for positions of LWV County, State and National levels.

   

2. State PMP

 

1081

 

932

 

944

   

3. National PMP

 

1504

 

1296

 

1328

   

4. County Website

 

400

 

0

 

400

  G. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES      
   

1. Publications Purchased

 

75

 

0

 

0

   

2. They Represent You

 

275

 

245

 

200

   

3. Vote411.org

 

0

 

0

 

0

   

4. Voters Guides

 

60

 

13

 

60

   

5. Honoraria/Meetings

 

50

 

50

 

50

   

6. Public Relations

 

50

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

M

i

 

 

 

 

 

H

     
         
   

 

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

 

 

6839

 

 

3087

 

 

5666

         

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