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Diamond_Dog

(37,647 posts)
3. K&R
Sat Jun 7, 2025, 12:44 PM
Jun 7

I’m beginning to wonder if planting your own backyard garden is the only way to obtain fresh safe produce.
Or a trusted local farm market.

It’s unbelievable to me the grower in the article actually defended using untreated canal water to water his crops.

Dousing the produce in chemicals to prevent contamination doesn’t seem too appealing either.

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Thanks for the news. Getting to the point that you want to be very careful about where you buy/process your SWBTATTReg Jun 7 #1
Absolutely! I envy those who can garden! SheltieLover Jun 7 #2
K&R Diamond_Dog Jun 7 #3
I think backyard gardens are the answer for most. SheltieLover Jun 7 #7
Thank you. My wife eats a lot of them surfered Jun 7 #4
Yw! Not sure how you can check source, but pls try to avoid this one. SheltieLover Jun 7 #8
RFK Jr must have bathed in the canal. 🤮 sheshe2 Jun 7 #17
Eeeeewwwwww. Brain worms! SheltieLover Jun 7 #21
I am glad his father is not alive to see what he has become. sheshe2 Jun 7 #30
So am I. SheltieLover Jun 8 #31
Great idea. One of us can use eggs, the other cucumbers. surfered Jun 7 #19
I think it's about the source. I've noticed Aldi has very few recalls, Walhell has a lot SheltieLover Jun 7 #22
I don't merely rinse my produce, I submerge it in a giant bowl and agitate it and Wingus Dingus Jun 7 #5
I wash stuff vigorously with Dawn dishsoap. SheltieLover Jun 7 #9
I had one that I bought from Walmart or Target, it worked pretty well-- Wingus Dingus Jun 7 #11
Eeeewwwww SheltieLover Jun 7 #14
Oxo is a great brand. sheshe2 Jun 7 #18
Thx, She! SheltieLover Jun 7 #20
There is veggie soap I_UndergroundPanther Jun 7 #27
Thx, Panther! SheltieLover Jun 7 #28
Wouldn't it be nice if someone could inspect? young_at_heart Jun 7 #6
Yes, but safety is not a dynamic for kraznov's pootinesque agenda SheltieLover Jun 7 #10
It's usually contaminated irrigation water often downstream from a cattle operation. Ritabert Jun 7 #12
Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Jun 7 #15
Does peeling the cucumber make it safer? Zackzzzz Jun 7 #13
Maybe if you scrub vigorously before peeling. Not sure. SheltieLover Jun 7 #16
Probably not if it's contaminated irrigation water Ritabert Jun 7 #23
The variety supermarkets carry is a large part of the problem Warpy Jun 7 #24
Ty for sharing. SheltieLover Jun 7 #25
I had to go to the ER I_UndergroundPanther Jun 7 #26
Omg, Panther! SheltieLover Jun 7 #29
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