>Mark, I followed your link, but it didn't give much more information than
>your post.
>
>Were the differences due to vegetable varieties or to cultural practices
>(including timing of harvest) or shipping practices (which affect the
>freshness of produce)? Commercial varieties are rarely bred for nutritional
>value. Produce shipping has changed considerably in the last couple of
>decades, too.
>
>I don't question the nutritional findings, but laying them off on
>"industrial agricultural practices" seems a little vague.
>
>Cass Peterson
>cpete@nb.net
Cass, I agree. I was simply reposting the info I received from Organic
View because this had been a hotly discussed topic on the list a while back.
Mark
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