== I have lived much of my life on the farm,
== including back in the '30s when we raised most of what we eat

This is a subject that easily has 'political overtones.' Like
'global warming.'

Do apples vary in nutrional value- depending on how they are grown,
or how
far they are shipped?

I have been making organic soil from mulching for the past several
years. I have
learned to add dolomite-- to keep the sunflowers and corn plants from
tipping over
when they are fully grown.