I get asked this question a lot. How do we know there is even a difference between organic and conventional produce? Unfortunately, we can’t tell by looking at fruits and vegetables if pesticides and herbicides have been used on them. We also can’t see the quality of the soil they were grown in or if they’ve been sprayed with chemicals to give them a longer shelf life. Which got me wondering if there was a way to actually “see” a difference between non-organic and organic produce? Hence, my potato experiment!
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