Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Martin Naylor <martinwnaylor@yahoo.com.au>]

ay be you could ask the goverment or newspapers for info

martin

TradingPostPaul <tradingpost@riseup.net> wrote:

> I don't understand. Hasn't it been known for ages that vegetables and
> fruits start losing vitamins soon as they're picked? Just my opinion but I
> think they start losing more than the identified vitamins. We really have
> no idea what enzymes and other compounds may be involved. And other things
> we've never guessed?
>
> Biology is not an exact science. Your own taster may be the best scientist.
>
> I always wonder how much nutrition is left in all the processed ORGANIC
> products in the organic stores - which comprises 90% of what they stock.
> The stuff travels just as far as the supermarket groceries, and how long it
> sits on the shelf is anybody's guess. 
>
> paul
>  tradingpost@lobo.net
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>
> On 3/29/2007 at 8:37 PM Rhoda Skavroneck wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know if there are studies that have been done on the superior
> >nutrient value of fresh foods? The Cornell school of agriculture is
> looking
> >for studies and they cannot find any.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >Rhoda
> >
>
>
>
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