AgrarianContrarian on Nostr: If you know how conventional orchards manage for pests this is not a surprise. Soils ...

If you know how conventional orchards manage for pests this is not a surprise. Soils in old orchards are some of the most toxic heavy metal sites on Earth. Monoculture food industry is yet again failing. Cheap food is hellishly expensive.

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⚡️🚨🧃 NEWS - Dozens of widely sold fruit juices were found to contain heavy metals—including arsenic, lead and cadmium—with "the potential to harm children who drink only a half cup per day".

Almost half of the juices tested "contained one or a combination of heavy metals that reached a level... researchers deemed concerning for daily consumption".

"The CDC says long-term exposure to heavy metals may put people at risk for kidney disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, damaged ability to learn, and certain types of cancer."