It's a balancing act we have to play when it comes to farm-grown food, as pesticides do help prevent diseases. Yet over-exposure can be harmful to the human population.

I've read that washing vegetables in salt water can remove pesticide residue, bacteria and dirt limiting any negative effects they may have.

Salt water (namely a 10% salt water mix) has been proven to be more effective than plain water and more affordable than washing with vinegar. Another alternative would be to wash with baking soda, but I believe salt water is still the cheapest. Anyway, good post!