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  • From: yarrow@sfo.com
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Declining Nutritional Value of Produce Due to High Yield Selective Seed Breeding.
  • Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 13:44:59 -0700

Choosing the smallest specimens was certainly the best way to get flavorful strawberries, back before I started growing them. Nothing compares to homegrown organic.


At 10:56 AM -0600 4/4/08, Tradingpost wrote:
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The nutritional decline findings alone give reason to eat organic fruits and vegetables and eat more of them. In fact, for nearly all nutrients, organic fruits and vegetables remain our most nutrient-dense foods. When asked the best way for people to buy high quality fruits and vegetables, Davis said, “If the evidence holds up, the only sure remedy available will be going back to older, lower yielding varieties. A few specialty farmers are doing this already, for reasons of flavor, color and novelty, for example "heirloom" varieties. One thing that might help, when selecting vegetables and fruits at the store, choose the smallest specimens, because they may have smaller dilution effects. I do this, when the pricing is per pound. Wine makers say that the smallest grapes make the best wines.”
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