Passionate for plants..especially edible ones. Vegetable and herbs of all kinds find there way into my kitchen. The produce section, farmers market, is a world of color, shape, aroma and texture. Explore along with me as I experiment, ponder, taste and savor the foods of a vegetable lifestyle. I love having a herb and vegetable garden... and encourage anyone with a bit of land or a pot to try. Of course, these days you can't think of food or farming without considering being green or eco.

PLU Codes for fruits and vegetables

Fruit and vegetable PLU (price lookup) stickers are quite noticeable.  Colorful and at times , funny along with noting the variety.  One of the most important bits of information on the stickers is number.  All fruit and vegies have an assigned 4 digit number such as 4011 for bananas.


Did you know that all certified organic produce has a 9 added at the beginning making it 5 digits.?


 8 is added to GMO grown produce.


I have never seen one with an 8...yet. 



Commercially grown apple 4020





Some of my sticker collection.






Organic Bananas 94011

Organic Cantaloupe 94050


Organic Squash 94750
This one actually has cooking instructions.


Some stickers have the origin and a website for more information.
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