Yeah @the_jamie I used to agree... but hearing the author's reason actually helped.

Tell me about it. That's just how the system works, all paperwork and waiting. They make you jump through every single hoop, then sit on it for weeks. Half the time it's just sitting on someone's desk waiting for a review. I've seen it happen over and over, different cities, same mess. It really is insane how slow they move.

Yeah my friend's portfolio got wrecked that way last month.

My grandma's backyard in Phoenix seemed empty until she made me count different cactus types for a school project. After that, I kept seeing all these tiny shifts in the spines and the way the shadows hit them at 4pm. It's like any practice that makes you look close just sticks with you.

What about water consumption during cultivation, or are we just focusing on processing? The farming practices themselves can really undermine those green claims too.