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Originally Posted by Glowing Horizon
Part of the perceived diminishing nutrition is “user error.” In the past, people gathered & saved their own heirloom seeds so the varieties of produce they grew are different than what became commercially available. If commercial produce were not available, millions of people would go hungry. Like most things, it’s a trade off. We gained more surviving humans & food-animals but we forfeited variety. Most heirloom organic crops cannot be produced in enough quantities, at reasonable prices or is pest- and disease-prone. Our produce needs to be able to be handled, packed & shipped since it is no longer being harvested from our own garden, immediately eaten, cooked, frozen or home-canned.
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I believe it is perceived because it is a reality with wide consensus. What is ridiculous is that so many blame it on global warming. So somehow the increased CO2 in the atmosphere has been detrimental to agriculture. Go figure. Your point is valid about that higher yields has come at the expense of nutritional density for the reasons given.