Nyboy
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I was in a diner last night and was surprised that all the ketchup on the tables was organic.
How much organic food do you eat?
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baymule
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I can't use many products on the market as I have chemical sensitivities. So being as organic as possible is important to me. I wouldn't wish it on anybody, but it sure made me aware of our chemical laced society. Perfumes, additives, preservitives, dyes, in every day products and our foods cause me to react. How many of our health problems are related to this crap foisted upon us?
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Bay with my wife's problems I very much appreciate where you are coming from. I get some really weird looks from people at the stores when I am trying to find perfume and dye-free dishwashing liquid or laundry detergent for example. Our diet is limited because of some of her problems. I even have to be careful what natural spices or herbs I add to some of our dishes.
The way I look at it, organic is more of a lifestyle rather than a prescribed set of rules. You do what is least harmful to the environment and keep things as simple as you can. A poison is a poison, whether it is natural or manmade. Treat all with respect.
Beekissed
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The way I look at it, organic is more of a lifestyle rather than a prescribed set of rules. You do what is least harmful to the environment and keep things as simple as you can. A poison is a poison, whether it is natural or manmade. Treat all with respect.
Well said!! That's what we do here....try to leave things as healthy as we found them, try not to put harmful things in our body or that of our animals, nor in the land on which we derive our food....and just live. Just keep it simple and live as best we can. It seems to work!
When folks start that old saw about being able to kill your chickens for food, this is one of the main reasons why I do....it's food I raised, I know what it ate and what it drank, I know how it lived every single day and what integrity the meat will have, how safe it is to consume. Plus, it's just a good use of the land, of my time and efforts, and good stewardship of the animal to cull effectively and consume of their energy.
Well said!! That's what we do here....try to leave things as healthy as we found them, try not to put harmful things in our body or that of our animals, nor in the land on which we derive our food....and just live. Just keep it simple and live as best we can. It seems to work!
When folks start that old saw about being able to kill your chickens for food, this is one of the main reasons why I do....it's food I raised, I know what it ate and what it drank, I know how it lived every single day and what integrity the meat will have, how safe it is to consume. Plus, it's just a good use of the land, of my time and efforts, and good stewardship of the animal to cull effectively and consume of their energy.
valley ranch
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Most people are trying to dodge chemicals {GMOs}. Sensitivities are tissue damage caused by the chemical we're sensitive to, just as a plant reacts badly to something that is sprayed on it. Chemicals make us sensitive to other things by injuring our first line of defence.
It's harder now to avoid toxins without lableing.
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Breaking: Vermont Officially Passes GMO Lableing Bill, Monsanto Announces Lawsuit
by Christina Sarich
Posted on May 9, 2014
(Natural Society) This past Thursday, Vermont’s governor finally acted on what he has been saying for a while, and has now signed a bill into law that will require the labeling of genetically modified foods in Vermont. This is the first law in the nation that will require labeling of GMO foods without a ‘trigger’ from other states for it to go into effect. By July 2016, any food produced with GMO ingredients must be labeled. The news is awesome, but will big biotech really let this happen?
“Vermonters take our food and how it is produced seriously, and we believe we have a right to know what’s in the food we buy,” said Gov. Peter Shumlin. “More than 60 countries have already restricted or labeled these foods, and now one state — Vermont — will also ensure that we know what’s in the food we buy and serve our families.”
Unfortunately, it may not be so easy.
Monsanto, GMA, Dupont Will Sue over GMO Labeling Bill
Literally hours after Governor Peter Shumlin (D-Vt), signed a mandatory GMO labeling law into effect in Vermont, the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association (GMA), headed by Monsanto & Dupont, announced that they plan to sue Vermont to prevent the bill from being implemented.
This is an outrageous but expected attempt for Big Ag and biotech to overrun state’s rights. The people of Vermont have barely had an opportunity to crack the champagne bottles open. In a statement passed just prior to signing the bill Gov. Shumlin said:
“I am proud of Vermont for being the first state in the nation to ensure that Vermonters will know what is in their food. The Legislature has spoken loud and clear through its passage of this bill. I wholeheartedly agree with them and look forward to signing this bill into law.”
The leading producers of GMO crops, and their accompanying pesticides and herbicides, Monsanto, DuPont, Bayer, Syngenta, et.al, won’t let this bill get traction without a fight, but activists everywhere are prepared to meet the challenge.
The state even expected Big Ag to come out fighting with their ill-gotten and illegal money, allocating $1.5 million to a legal defense fund meant to make sure they don’t get their way. This money will be used to defend the legislation.
Unfortunately, this is a paltry sum compared to the $22 million the GMA, and companies like Monsanto, Dupont, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and others contributed to defeating similar labeling bills in Washington and California.
“There is no doubt that there are those who will work to derail this common-sense legislation,” Shumlin said. “But I believe this bill is the right thing to do and will gain momentum elsewhere after our action here in Vermont.”
According to the center for Food Safety, over 23 states currently have active GMO labeling bills, and 32 bills have been introduced just since January of this year. On Thursday morning, another bill that would require genetically modified food labeling passed through the New York Assembly. Maine and Connecticut currently have labeling bills on the books, but they require nearby states to also pass labeling bills to go into effect.
It is impressive that the state of Vermont is willing to stand up to these criminals where the FDA was not able or willing to due to infiltration. There are leaked files that detail just how many US diplomats work for Monsanto, and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (Anne Veneman) was on the Board of Directors of Monsanto’s Calgene Corporation. The list goes on.
This is more than a conflict of interest. GMOs have been proven to kill people and harm the natural world. State’s have every legal right not only to demand to know what is in their food, but to ban ingredients that are well-known to be toxic and harmful.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/breaking-...ont-gmo-labeling-bill-approved/#ixzz3bp9x2ocJ
Follow us: @naturalsociety on Twitter | NaturalSociety on Facebook
It's harder now to avoid toxins without lableing.
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Breaking: Vermont Officially Passes GMO Lableing Bill, Monsanto Announces Lawsuit
by Christina Sarich
Posted on May 9, 2014
“Vermonters take our food and how it is produced seriously, and we believe we have a right to know what’s in the food we buy,” said Gov. Peter Shumlin. “More than 60 countries have already restricted or labeled these foods, and now one state — Vermont — will also ensure that we know what’s in the food we buy and serve our families.”
Unfortunately, it may not be so easy.
Monsanto, GMA, Dupont Will Sue over GMO Labeling Bill
Literally hours after Governor Peter Shumlin (D-Vt), signed a mandatory GMO labeling law into effect in Vermont, the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association (GMA), headed by Monsanto & Dupont, announced that they plan to sue Vermont to prevent the bill from being implemented.
This is an outrageous but expected attempt for Big Ag and biotech to overrun state’s rights. The people of Vermont have barely had an opportunity to crack the champagne bottles open. In a statement passed just prior to signing the bill Gov. Shumlin said:
“I am proud of Vermont for being the first state in the nation to ensure that Vermonters will know what is in their food. The Legislature has spoken loud and clear through its passage of this bill. I wholeheartedly agree with them and look forward to signing this bill into law.”
The leading producers of GMO crops, and their accompanying pesticides and herbicides, Monsanto, DuPont, Bayer, Syngenta, et.al, won’t let this bill get traction without a fight, but activists everywhere are prepared to meet the challenge.
The state even expected Big Ag to come out fighting with their ill-gotten and illegal money, allocating $1.5 million to a legal defense fund meant to make sure they don’t get their way. This money will be used to defend the legislation.
Unfortunately, this is a paltry sum compared to the $22 million the GMA, and companies like Monsanto, Dupont, Kraft, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and others contributed to defeating similar labeling bills in Washington and California.
“There is no doubt that there are those who will work to derail this common-sense legislation,” Shumlin said. “But I believe this bill is the right thing to do and will gain momentum elsewhere after our action here in Vermont.”
According to the center for Food Safety, over 23 states currently have active GMO labeling bills, and 32 bills have been introduced just since January of this year. On Thursday morning, another bill that would require genetically modified food labeling passed through the New York Assembly. Maine and Connecticut currently have labeling bills on the books, but they require nearby states to also pass labeling bills to go into effect.
It is impressive that the state of Vermont is willing to stand up to these criminals where the FDA was not able or willing to due to infiltration. There are leaked files that detail just how many US diplomats work for Monsanto, and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (Anne Veneman) was on the Board of Directors of Monsanto’s Calgene Corporation. The list goes on.
This is more than a conflict of interest. GMOs have been proven to kill people and harm the natural world. State’s have every legal right not only to demand to know what is in their food, but to ban ingredients that are well-known to be toxic and harmful.
Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/breaking-...ont-gmo-labeling-bill-approved/#ixzz3bp9x2ocJ
Follow us: @naturalsociety on Twitter | NaturalSociety on Facebook
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valley ranch
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The big question is: How little toxic food do we eat. Not little enough, I'm afraid.
The makers and sellers of GMOs say if we people know GMOs /Toxins are in food, people won't buy it.
People won't but it because they don't want it.
The makers and sellers of GMOs say if we people know GMOs /Toxins are in food, people won't buy it.
People won't but it because they don't want it.
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This means that even if a farmer doesn’t spray a conventional field of food within three days of harvest, it has likely been contaminated very close to the time that piece of GM fruit or GM corn lands on your plate.
Similarly, a report finds that the GMO contamination of crops (GM crops contaminating organic crops) is much more serious than previously thought, and the concerned experts couldn’t be more correct. According to the report, by the end of 2013 and since 1997, 396 incidents of GMO cross-contamination across 63 countries had been recorded. Many of which had involved GM rice.
What should this mean to you? It’s time to BUY ORGANIC.
Am I the only one who found these paragraphs ironic?
First they detail that organic crops are most likely contaminated by GM and herbicides...then advise one to solve the problem by BUYING ORGANIC.
Just struck me as funny.....
Similarly, a report finds that the GMO contamination of crops (GM crops contaminating organic crops) is much more serious than previously thought, and the concerned experts couldn’t be more correct. According to the report, by the end of 2013 and since 1997, 396 incidents of GMO cross-contamination across 63 countries had been recorded. Many of which had involved GM rice.
What should this mean to you? It’s time to BUY ORGANIC.
Am I the only one who found these paragraphs ironic?
First they detail that organic crops are most likely contaminated by GM and herbicides...then advise one to solve the problem by BUYING ORGANIC. Just struck me as funny.....
digitS'
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It depends on the season.
DW isn't much for canned or even frozen so we need fresh veggies, summer and winter. Luckily, she likes carrots, parsnip, etc. that can be stored.
Fruit purchases are mostly organic during the farmers' market season but then, it's whatever the soopermarket has.
We show up at the garden and the veggies are organic in the spring thru fall.
Steve
DW isn't much for canned or even frozen so we need fresh veggies, summer and winter. Luckily, she likes carrots, parsnip, etc. that can be stored.
Fruit purchases are mostly organic during the farmers' market season but then, it's whatever the soopermarket has.
We show up at the garden and the veggies are organic in the spring thru fall.
Steve
