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		Mirioron on March 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Woman Who Harvested a Two-Acre Wheat Field Off W... Is it edible? Since it's near cars and their exhausts I imagine that some of it is going to seep into the plants.

matheweis on March 2, 2019 [–]

Some modern farm equipment literally injects diesel exhaust into the soil, the claim being that the increased carbon and nitrogen levels augment or replace fertilizer. And no I am not kidding, see Bio-Agtive.

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