Companion plants are an eco-friendly way to keep pests out of your garden without chemical pesticides and an easy way to boost the production of your favorite plants and vegetables.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
Although the study shows only an association and does not prove that pesticides caused lung cancer, Nieva recommends that people wash their produce before eating and choose organic foods whenever possible.
Decades of American farmers’ overreliance on both fertilizers and quick chemical solutions like pesticides and herbicides have slowly chipped away at soil health for decades.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Now, climate change is the top reason, with others including pesticides, herbicides and competition from honeybees.
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