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androidsixteen
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History of industrial agriculture: <1940s: scarce but nourishing food ~1950-1990: abundant and nourishing food (depletion period) ~1990-present: abundant but depleted food Next phase will have supply shocks of depleted food The best move is to rotate back into nourishing foods by going local
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Jawa
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The depleted argument is over stated. We have traded some nutritional benefit for better shelf life & ability to pack the fruit. Does it matter that much if an orange has 50mg of Vitamin C instead of 60mg if you have much better access to fresh fruit ? Not in my mind. Between 1995 & 2006 I watched strawberries in the Northeast go from small & heavily damaged fruit that barely looked edible to larger & appetizing. They’re not as sweet, but the can get to your fridge before looking like mush. There are lots of trade-offs in ag
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Matt Wilkins
@mw
Is a the depleted argument overstated? The change in Vit C from your example is 16% That’s a lot. What are the real numbers?
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androidsixteen
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An example from a study that looked at various minerals in carrots: I can dig up some more later, but overall the nutrient density of vegetables and fruits has plummeted
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Matt Wilkins
@mw
Yikes. This is significant, and just in carrots alone. I’d be pretty worried about more nutrient dense fruits & vegetables as weñl
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androidsixteen
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Full blog post here https://warpcast.com/androidsixteen.eth/0x39cbf44c
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Matt Wilkins
@mw
Ya just read it. Wish it was more in depth Big picture is agriculturally we’re solving for size and transportation when we should have been solving for nutrient density Combo of markets, soil, and varieties all at play Crazy to see the differences in nutrient b/w growing locations tho One reason Europe had better food quality - not much has changed there
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Jawa
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I’d be very curious to see tree crop data. There are lemons, apples & stone-fruit that have been producing for over 100 years. That would help identify if it’s cultural practices or variety driven
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