Cain was the first gardener mentioned in the Bible. He grew his crops in the Garden of Eden at the beginning of time.
Humanity has be gardening since then.
They survived, and even thrived, and not one of them wore a mask.
3000 years BEFORE Cain, farming was going on in the fertile lands of India. Now India has a population of 1400 Million. Just saying.
“ They survived, and even thrived, and not one of them wore a mask.”
Ummm, hate to break it to you, but each and every one of them is dead
The real question is how many farmers have killed their brother? Who really knows since backhoes on the farm are ubiquitous. See what farming can do to people.
Cain and Abel weren’t born until sometime after Adam and Eve were put out of the Garden of Eden.
As to pollutants, everything back at that point was fairly pollutant free. People lived longer, there was nothing industrial going one, etc. The only pollutants would be natural ones.
Currently, I suspect most people who work in their gardens wear gloves at least some of the time and that they would normally wash their hands before eating.