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So is it the soil or the new fast-growing varieties that are the problem? They talk about both issues interchangeably. And is the supermarket veg only? Most of

So is it the soil or the new fast-growing varieties that are the problem? They talk about both issues interchangeably. And is the supermarket veg only? Most of that is selected to travel and display well rather than for nutrition and taste. What about organic? What about local farmed produce? There’s a lot of stats here but it’s light on specifics that would help us make choices that would actually help.

colechristensen 6y ago
Buy seasonal food that is actually grown seasonally (just because you bought a tomato in the summer doesn’t mean it was actually grown any differently). Buy heirloom varieties. Organic isn’t a magic word that means better, and as it has become popular and more industrialized, it means less. There are plenty of questionably healthy practices which count as “organic”. Something being grown nearby doesn’t make it automatically any better. Finding local producers that can deliver seasonal heirloom varieties would be maximizing your chances. Growing your own getting your seed from somewhere like the seed savers exchange would have a bit better chances. https://www.seedsavers.org/ https://www.seedsavers.org/