stackyFACTSGrowing your own organic tomatoes in the city might inadvertently poison your nervous system. Urban gardening often takes place in soil that remains heavily contaminated by decades of leaded gasoline exhaust and decaying house paint, turning your innocent backyard vegetables into heavy metal sponges.
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