We have a gardener that helps in the garden and he indiscriminately pulls everything from the ground that wasn't there. Since I took over the gardening job (I wangled myself as manager of the garden with my family) I forbid him to do that. Since then the garden has grown so many indigenous plants it is actually scary.
I am glad that what I said resonated with you!
And yeah, carrots are carrots, but I still believe that "healthy soil" produces more nutritious food. I have not yet found a study to back up my claims, but intuitively I feel that, say, carrots that grow next to dandelions will be better than carrots that grow in a parking lot-style garden.
Yeah, there is actually a term for this in French: Terroir
So, what you are saying is actually very real, and has been backed up!
It is funny how we "feel" intuitively about things that turn out to be true! Thanks for the name! I will check it out a bit.
This is the very reason why I don't trust either any establishments and institutions, because they are useless if you have already all the answers in within yourself.
And I am going out on a limb here but establishments and institutions don't necessarily have your best interests at heart. Profit over caring for e.g. your health. Not all of them but most I'd say.