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Even when Jack was growing fresh vegetables in pots on our deck, I thoroughly washed the vegetables, and the blackberries that grow wild on our backyard fence before we ate them. But I washed them with our well water, which has to be chlorinated and go through some sort of ultra-violet light thing because of contamination here. Birds fly over our deck, squirrels run across the fence, and all sorts of other critters can pass through when neither of us is aware of it.
So I peel some of the fruits and veg that we eat, and wash the rest, and hope for the best. There are so many contaminating factors in the air, the water, our food, and everything we touch through the day, that I don't see how they can be completely avoided. For example, I have read that if you never allow a child to get dirty, their immune system won't develop properly. I don't know if that's right, but Jack has made it to 84, and I am 80, so we must be doing something right.