EAT ONLY IF ORGANIC
This listing, taken from To Buy or Not to Buy Organic
EAT ONLY IF ORGANIC
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Apples |
Grapes from Chile |
Potatoes |
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Bell Peppers, red or green |
Nectarines |
Raspberries |
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Celery |
Peaches |
Spinach |
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Cherries |
Pears |
Strawberries |
Burke also lists fifteen vegetables and fruit which, even when non-organically grown, are unlikely to be contaminated by chemicals.
OKAY TO EAT NON-ORGANIC
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Asparagus |
Cabbage |
Papayas |
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Avocados |
Garlic |
Pineapples |
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Bananas |
Kiwi |
Shelling peas |
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Blueberries |
Mangos |
Sweet Corn |
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Broccoli |
Onions |
Watermelon, grown domestically (US) |
PRETTY SMART RAW FOOD IDEAS 
I’m not familiar with the book mentioned, but corn, sweet or otherwise, as okay to eat non-organic? Obviously the author has not seen the documentaries, “The Future of Food’, or “King Corn”. I’m definitely not on board with that one.
FROM PRETTYSMARTRAWFOODIDEAS
If you can get organic corn, that is better. If you need corn, or want corn, and you cannot get organic corn, then go with what you can get.
Organic is always better, but raw is always better, and, if you cannot get or cannot afford organic, do what you must (btw, Trader Joe’s usually has organic whatever in the frozen section, if you are near a Trader Joe’s)
this is a great list. It does change from time to time. Here’s the latest: http://www.foodnews.org/sneak/EWG-shoppers-guide.pdf
please remember this does NOT account for GMO. Also to be certified organic can be costly, so talk to the sellers at farmer markets. Sometimes they practice organic even if they are not certified.