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RockCreek

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9. Just avoiding the pesticides and e. coli contamination would make it worth it

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 10:22 AM

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Their bodies are not used to those. They are also used to getting nutrients in their food.
I live being in countries where a regular restaurant or grocery store has better quality food than organic, farm-to-table, etc in the US.

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