https://www.alnwickgarden.com/the-garden/poison-garden/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnwick_Garden

The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have a long history under the dukes of Northumberland, but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century. The garden now features various themed plantings designed around a central water cascade. The revival of the gardens led to several public disputes between the Duchess of Northumberland and various garden experts concerning preservation and the use of public funds.[1] The garden now belongs to a charitable trust, which is separate from Northumberland Estates, although the 12th Duke of Northumberland donated the 42-acre (17 ha) site and contributed £9 million towards redevelopment costs.

of course… this is a bit tongue and cheek -

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/natural-toxins-in-food

But if you combine the WHO toxins… the metaphors is delicious!

  • jetOPMAEnglish
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    3 months ago

    That is a good point, since the introduction of agriculture 10k years ago humanity has changed plant species for our benefit, this is absolutely true.

    However, we spent 2.5m years as meat eaters, so it will take quite a while to fully adapt to a plant based diet.

    I’d agree that cultivated food is better today in terms of nutrition density and harvest yield then 10,000 years ago!

    The question for this community is are they optimal for health compared to other options? Probably not, at least not yet.