@Charles_Hawtrey shrink wrapping products in plastic would be then a contradiction in terms
#wegrowourownfood

@pennyphilosophy Yes, some chemicals can leach from plastic into the food, I'm no expert on hat though but many experts do say it.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/is-plastic-a-threat-to-your-health#:~:text=Studies%20have%20found%20that%20certain%20chemicals%20in%20plastic,greater%20degree%20when%20plastic%20is%20exposed%20to%20heat.

@Charles_Hawtrey plastic is chemicals in form.
any change of circumstance can revert it to its components.
heat, freezing, acidic food, long use ... all these can change the equation.

@Charles_Hawtrey @pennyphilosophy

What’s funny is “organic” iirc is not a government regulated term, and oftentimes indicates the crop was merely grown with more ye olde, harsher, more dangerous pesticides, and it ALWAYS means it’s more expensive and you get nothing better - oftentimes inferior nutrition and taste, too.

Same with “non-gmo” (ignoring the fact that selective breeding is just the unsubtle caveman version of gene mod and that GMO’s are banned from human consumption in the US).

@Charles_Hawtrey @pennyphilosophy

You want to cut down on microplastics and pesti/herbicides? Good fucking luck, there’s basically no place on the planet’s surface or even sea floor that isn’t contaminated with human-made pollutants, plastic or otherwise.

Your best bet is to make your own garden and use heirloom seeds that don’t create sterile seeds when they’re pollinated, and stick to glass, stainless steel, wood, bamboo, etc.