And we have evidence of cases where fruit trees and other essentials, vegetablesandsoon, are being neglected or cleared in order to give space for maize cultivation.
He not only ate fruits andvegetables, but also chewed on chunks of grass, dirt, tobacco and wood so he could learn to recognize the complex flavors that wine has to offer.
They are very common in the environment, andso it is likely that they will be present at some level on products like vegetables, which are often grown close to the soil.
So demonizing what may be the only source of vegetablesand fruit for those with the fewest resources in society on the basis of a non-existent health risk is just sickening, metaphorically and literally.