RE:mineral and vitamin content of vegetables
Mark (markl@buylocalfood.com)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 09:48:03 -0500
While I am an organic gardener, I posted a similar question a while ago
because I too was told that "organic vegetables have more nutrients" than
conventional ones. After many responses from the group it became clear
that this was an old saw that had been passed around for years, and that
the only measurable difference between organic and conventional vegetables
was that organic had more dry matter. While I would welcome information
supporting the claims we have heard, I think advocates of organic
production need to emphasize the clear benefits of the practice: soil
stewardship, safer for farmers and farmworkers and not laced with chemicals
for consumers.
Mark
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