In Celebration of June and the Dirty Dozen
With the arrival of June comes Indiana strawberries. It’s also the month to continue planting your vegetables, flowers, and enjoying life.
Some fun, as well as traditional National holidays, are abundant. 
Here are some of them that you may choose to celebrate, or not:
JUNE HOLIDAYS
2: National Rocky Road Day and National Rotisserie Chicken Day
3: Egg Day, Repeat Day (so you can watch your favorite movie over and over and over…) and National Donut Day (since it’s repeat day, eat more than one donut for a dual celebration)
4: National Frozen Yogurt Day
5: National Gingerbread Day
6: National Yo-Yo Day
7: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
8: Best Friends Day
9: National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
10: Iced Tea Day
14: Flag Day
19: Father’s Day (remember to spoil dad)
Shopping at the IGA
I was recently shopping at a small-town IGA in search of berries, apples, zucchini, and whatever else looked appealing.
While I found a most of the items on my produce list, there were no organic fruits or vegetables available.
I bought my produce anyway, since conventional produce is better than not eating fruits and vegetables. They will get washed a bit longer than if they were organic. 
Here is the 2022 Dirty Dozen—the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) 12 recommended fruits and vegetables that should be organic whenever possible, due to the excessive pesticide use. This is especially important for babies, children, and pregnant women.
- Strawberries
- Spinach
- Kale, collard, and mustard greens
- Nectarines
- Apples
- Grapes
- Bell and hot peppers
- Cherries
- Peaches
- Pears
- Celery
- Tomatoes
If you are trying to decide which items to splurge on when buying organic, you now have your updated list.
Cheers to June,
Health Coach Carol
“Be shore of yourself. Come out of your shell. Take time to coast. Avoid pier pressure. Sea life’s beauty. Don’t get so tied down on work that you miss out on life’s beautiful waves.” – Advice from the Ocean