https://www.alternet.org/food/under-...-sewage-sludge
It turns out that Whole Foods has been (and currently continues) to purchase food from suppliers who *possibly* grow their crops with composted sewage sludge. With nonorganic produce, it appears there has been a "don't ask, don't tell" policy, so we can't know. There are plenty other articles out there that corroborate this use of sewage sludge. For example, right here in the Bay Area:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...-sludge/31024/
If Whole Foods could buy this shit, just think about Safeway, Pacific Market, Fircrest...
Happy Eating!
Jeff