Fruits and vegetables aren't as nutritious as they used to be. What happened?

[MadameButterfly]

9. Anyone who has had a garden

can no longer eat tomatoes from a grocery store. Most commercially grown tomatoes, especially those labelled organic, are hydroponic. This means nutrients are supplied in water and there is no soil used. There are organic growers disputing the allowance of hydroponic growers using the organic label, because the original definition of organic included growing in and improvement of the soil.

Berries are increasingly hydroponic, putting organic berry growers out of business. Driscoll berries are hydroponic. Strawberries in stores lost their flavor years ago, and more recently blueberries. Raspberries still seem to be flavorful but they ay be next.

Yes, nutrients have been declining in over-farmed soil using modern methods vs. organic that focus on restoring soil.

i don't know if my garden tomatoes are as nutritious as past garden tomatoes, but there's nothing today like an open pollinated organic tomato grown in home-made compost, picked when ready to eat and eaten that day. My home grown strawberries and blueberries taste great.

Try your local farmers' market. You will find similar results.