[lbo-talk] methyl idodide on strawberries

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At 04:53 PM 7/19/2011, Carrol Cox wrote:
>I didn't check the reference, but assuming it's a health issue, I wouldn't 
>opbject to some poison in the berries if they only tasted decent, which 
>they don't. My grandfather planted 20+ acres of strawberries every year. I 
>grew up on plenty of good-tasting strawberries (in Michigan). Southern 
>Illinois berries are/were also excellent. Commercial farming of berries 
>(and other fruit) was suppressed by the cheap water the government gave 
>away in California.
>
>Carrol

I know! You can't even get good tasting local strawberries that you pick 
yourself around here. I guess they've created berries that are much more 
hardy and can handle the packing and shipping process at the expense of 
taste. There must be heirloom berry growers somewhere!?

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