Eco-Fruit Farming: Reducing Pesticides while Promoting Best Farming Techniques

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/46657
In 2005 an apple study on 774 different apples was done.  This study turned out the result that 98% of the apples studied contained some form of pesticide.  Apple growers want to try and have the best turnout possible with their harvest, so in order to do so, they use many forms of pesticides.  These pesticides, however, are dangerous for the consumers, apple growers and the environment.  An effort to find a middle ground between stopping use of pesticides and trying to maintain the maximum amount of harvests resulted in the Eco-Fruit Program.  This program has helped to reduce the danger of pesticides to humans, and has reduced the impacts of pesticides on the environment by 46%.  Overall, we just need to try to move away from pesticide use on the foods we will consume, because they are harmful to both the environment and the consumers.