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Chemical free garlic verses imported garlic, well after going to the local farmers market I decided to test whether the local chemical free garlic is better

Chemical free garlic verses imported garlic, well after going to the local farmers market last Saturday, I decided to do a test to determine whether the local chemical free garlic is better.

Well this image was taken today, exactly 1 week after purchasing the chemical free garlic and an imported variety from my local supermarket.

A big test of freshness and the state of the fruit and vegetables is how quickly it rots and deteriorates. Try this out with your onions as well as it starts to sprout some stalks if it is still living and hasn’t been killed by chemicals and pesticides.

Most imported Garlic contains Methyl Bromide, a very nasty chemical.

So while the chemical free garlic may not more expensive than the imported garlic, what price can you place on your health.

One Response to “Chemical free garlic verses imported garlic, well after going to the local farmers market I decided to test whether the local chemical free garlic is better”

  1. Healthy food is not highly processed - grows from seed in sink | Fitstyler » Melbourne Health and Fitness blog Says:

    [...] This also applies to our fruit and vegetables that can also be submitted to a whole host of processes and chemicals to get them into your supermarket aisle all year around. A great example is garlic, I recently did an experiment whereby I compared organically locally grown organic verses the imported variety. [...]

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