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Dark n Stormy Knight

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10. So true. I started with a very unrealistic view of them as kind of hippies living off the land.
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:45 PM
May 2020

I was shocked to learn that they use massive amounts of chemical fertilizer and pesticides on what they grow. My friend who lives close the them says he can grow veggies with no insect problems because the pesticides from the adjoining Amish farms waft over. A blessing and a curse, I guess, as when he buys produce, it's usually organic.

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