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no_hypocrisy

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22. It's the soil.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 06:32 AM

Mar 28

The soil has lost its nutrients over years of farming. Like the loss of topsoil instead of rotating crops.

The roots of vegetables, fruits, tubers absorb the nutrients or they don't if the nutrients are minimal.

All that's left essentially is fiber.

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Fruits and vegetables aren't as nutritious as they used to be. What happened? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 27 OP

is it me or are fruits just not as tasty as they used to be Skittles Mar 27 #1

Most fruits ive had have been either tasteless Figarosmom Mar 28 #4

takes me back! Skittles Mar 28 #12

The quality of produce, like the quality of meat, has really dropped. Soils are depleted of nutrients highplainsdem Mar 28 #8

Anyone who has had a garden MadameButterfly Mar 28 #9

I do get some from a farmers market Skittles Mar 28 #21

its about the soil MadameButterfly Mar 28 #24

interesting, I had not heard about that.....thanks Skittles Mar 28 #28

Don't know if this applies I_UndergroundPanther Mar 27 #2

It depends where you shop. LisaM Mar 28 #16

ooh I have noticed that too! Skittles Mar 28 #29

I grow heirloom veggies Figarosmom Mar 28 #3

You make a good point GardenGnome Mar 28 #6

The same with Figarosmom Mar 28 #7

Oh! I thought it was just me noticing that mwmisses4289 Mar 28 #11

Thanks GardenGnome Mar 28 #15

My experience GardenGnome Mar 28 #5

This is not possible as we are being forced into tiny apartments. LisaM Mar 28 #18

The modern world isn't designed for living off the land. GardenGnome Mar 28 #20

We don't have a balcony. In hindsight, that should have been a priority. LisaM Mar 28 #23

That's a really good point GardenGnome Mar 28 #27

The housing they throw up is all short term. LisaM Mar 28 #30

Individual gardens just aren't practical for everybody MadameButterfly Mar 28 #25

I used to love broccoli. My favorite vegetable. But since I had COVID last winter, I can't eat it. C Moon Mar 28 #10

I think the use of pesticides has played a big role nuxvomica Mar 28 #13

A number of things are contributing mwmisses4289 Mar 28 #14

We can thank Monsanto for that RainCaster Mar 28 #19

Quantity over quality BidenRocks Mar 28 #17

It's the soil. no_hypocrisy Mar 28 #22

Does anyone know if the situation is better in Europe? RockCreek Mar 28 #26