Changing Nutrients

[ysabetwordsmith]

 ... yet another result of rising carbon dioxide.  Have fun separating that from the drops caused by depleted soils and cultivars bred for basically everything except nutrient value.

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[conuly]

Have fun separating that from the drops caused by depleted soils and cultivars bred for basically everything except nutrient value.

You're not being fair on those cultivars. They're also not bred for taste.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Good point. Most people today have never even tasted real food. No wonder it's hard to get people to eat fruits and vegetables. The ones for sale are rarely worth eating. But you go to a farmer's market and find heirloom cultivars -- those are good.

Re: Yes ...

[conuly]

Hardly worth eating, and then a lot of people still think boiling them to death is the way to do it. Poor things.

[sixbeforelunch]

I first came across this idea a few months ago and it's really depressing. In theory, you can escape the issue of depleted soil and badly bred plants by growing at least some of your own food, but there's no escaping the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.