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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Warpy

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3. A lot of people think you don't have to wash organic stuff, especially the vegetables.

Reply to Eko (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 02:28 AM

Aug 2014

That couldn't be more wrong, since organic farmers use lots of manure instead of ammonium nitrate. Some of that manure might not be well composted so it can transmit bad intestinal bugs.

I like that it's labeled, it gives us the chance to support farmers who are building the soil instead of depleting it. However, giving it a wash or a peel is necessary, extremely so.

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