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Wed Sep 01, 2010 at 17:31:07 PM PDT
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| Science says: organic strawberries are better!!!! And not just better for the environment, and better for the workers (who don't have to be exposed to toxic chemicals on the job). The berries tested higher in vitamin C and antioxidants, lasted longer without rotting, and tasted better.
I think a big fat "I TOLD YOU SO" is in order here.
Oh - and, no shock - the soil is better too. Here's what the article's abstract says:
We also found the organically farmed soils to have more total carbon and nitrogen, greater microbial biomass and activity, and higher concentrations of micronutrients. Organically farmed soils also exhibited greater numbers of endemic genes and greater functional gene abundance and diversity for several biogeochemical processes, such as nitrogen fixation and pesticide degradation.
Overall conclusion?
Our findings show that the organic strawberry farms produced higher quality fruit and that their higher quality soils may have greater microbial functional capability and resilience to stress. |
| Jill Richardson :: Hey Pesticide Lovers: SUCK IT! |
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