> Are vegetables less healthy today?
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> Marco Visscher
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> The quality of agricultural land has declined at an alarming rate over the
> past century. Artificial fertilizer is thought to be the main culprit. This
> chemical mixture of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium may ensure crops
> grow
> quickly, but it also diminishes vital nutrients in the soil. Even organic
> food
> production, done without artificial fertilizer, cannot guarantee that the
> soil
> is rich in minerals. It cannot always replace the missing minerals depleted
> by
> earlier applications of synthetic fertilizer.
> The United Nations¹ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has concluded
> that artificial fertilizer is contributing to a ³serious shortage² of
minerals.
Will from Oregon
[permaculture] Organic food nutritional content,
Will Carey, 11/17/2005