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In article >, "cybercat" >
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> "Omelet" > wrote
> > What's the matter with you that a little dirt on your veggies scares you?
> > Perhaps you need to get out into a garden sometime and grow your own!
> > Get some dirt under your fingernails.
> >
> > Grow the hell up!
> > --

>
> Um. I hate buying really dirty produce, too. If I wanted dirt, I would
> grow my own.


I have yet to buy a Leek that does not have a lot of soil at the base
and between the leaves.

Ever. Organic or otherwise.

I just take it for granted that I'm going to have to wash them. ;-)

I don't let it bother me.

Veggies are grown in dirt. Why does that scare people?
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