RE: Tainted pet food now in human food supply (OT)

[Guest guest]

Hi Melissa,

 

How inspiring is your greenhouse project!! Don't know if you were around

when I talked about all the downed trees we have from storms and because of

power line interference and need for removal . . . Well, we finally got the

miller in to mill them on site and I know have about $3700 worth of lumber

for our projects. He cost me $450 for the two days it took to do this . . .

A bargain!!! Did you use plans for your greenhouse, and where did you get

them? I hope to have 2 greenhouses by the time we are done . . . One will

go on a new deck off the front of the house and will house exotic aromatics.

The other will be the larger practical one located out by the veg garden.

 

I couldn't agree more about local food. If anyone here can't grow their

own, locate the community supported agriculture farms in your area and

become a shareholder in one. You'll squeal with delight every time you pick

up your weekly box of goodies. :-) And, you'll eat healthier.

 

Re: my comment about failed capitalism - unregulated capitalism is what has

created the ability of those mega-corporations to run amuck and screw us

all, employees as well as customers. I'm in favor of regulated capitalism,

which keeps the greedy in line and limits how badly they can take advantage

and how big their monopoly can get. Seems to be getting worse instead of

better for all people, however, now that deregulation is the status quo.

 

Lastly, re: tainted food (finally getting to the subject) . . . This might

surprise many of you here

http://www.spockosbrain.com/2007/04/q-can-fda-recall-food-no

 

Be Well,

Marcia Elston http://www.wingedseed.com

http://www.wingedseed.com

" Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. " Hausa Saying from

Nigeria

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of oregongreenbee

Friday, April 27, 2007 11:32 AM

Re: Tainted pet food now in human food

supply (OT)

 

 

 

<%40> , " Zentub " <zentub wrote:

>

> .....WASHINGTON - Several hundred of the 6,000 hogs that may have

eaten contaminated pet food are believed to have entered the food

supply for humans, the government said Thursday. The potential risk

to

human health was said to be very low.

 

I think this is a PERFECT example of why (IMO) it's important to buy

food that is produced locally. Or as close to your region as

possible.

Not only does it help your own local economy, but it saves you the

worries about:

How far has this food traveled?

How many people have touched this product?

How old is this product?

What are the manufacturing policies in the foreign country?

Etc etc

 

I know -- I've been accused of not being liberal enough (HA!) for

promoting locally produced products - especially food - but I'm not

against THEM - I'm against US not doing it ourselves.

 

Everyday I go shopping I pass up hundreds of items made outside of

the

US that could be made here. What a shame.

 

That reminds me of Marcia's question the other day: Is capitalism a

failed experiment? NO! Capitalism is our proof of freedom. What

isn't capitalist or free, are the monopolies held by

mega-corporations, their refusal to pay proper taxes to their

communities, and consistently outsourcing jobs to people worse off

than us.

I don't blame people trying so hard to get into America, but I do

blame rich autocrats for taking their business outside America to

save

a buck.

 

Having said that, I admit that plenty of things I own are not made

in

America. But I try. And the food issue is important to me,

especially

now that I've left the big city behind and decided to farm.

 

So I'm off to work on my greenhouse. My mate and I are building it

by

hand, 20'x 20', so far, spent only $250, for the poly film, nails,

soil, gravel, and a new hand saw. All the wood for the frame was

found

around this old farm. Our friends bought a 6'x12' greenhouse from

Harbor Freight last fall that blew away this winter. They paid over

$600, so I'm pretty proud of my man and I. lol

 

Have a great day!

Melissa

Honest Herbs Farm

Cornelius, Oregon

Fairly sunny, mid 60's

[Guest guest]

I totally agree with you. My parents pounded this into my brain since I was a

little girl.

Gloria

 

oregongreenbee <oregongreenbee wrote:

, " Zentub " wrote:

>

> .....WASHINGTON - Several hundred of the 6,000 hogs that may have

eaten contaminated pet food are believed to have entered the food

supply for humans, the government said Thursday. The potential risk to

human health was said to be very low.

 

 

I think this is a PERFECT example of why (IMO) it's important to buy

food that is produced locally. Or as close to your region as possible.

Not only does it help your own local economy, but it saves you the

worries about:

How far has this food traveled?

How many people have touched this product?

How old is this product?

What are the manufacturing policies in the foreign country?

Etc etc

 

I know -- I've been accused of not being liberal enough (HA!) for

promoting locally produced products - especially food - but I'm not

against THEM - I'm against US not doing it ourselves.

 

Everyday I go shopping I pass up hundreds of items made outside of the

US that could be made here. What a shame.

 

That reminds me of Marcia's question the other day: Is capitalism a

failed experiment? NO! Capitalism is our proof of freedom. What

isn't capitalist or free, are the monopolies held by

mega-corporations, their refusal to pay proper taxes to their

communities, and consistently outsourcing jobs to people worse off

than us.

I don't blame people trying so hard to get into America, but I do

blame rich autocrats for taking their business outside America to save

a buck.

 

Having said that, I admit that plenty of things I own are not made in

America. But I try. And the food issue is important to me, especially

now that I've left the big city behind and decided to farm.

 

So I'm off to work on my greenhouse. My mate and I are building it by

hand, 20'x 20', so far, spent only $250, for the poly film, nails,

soil, gravel, and a new hand saw. All the wood for the frame was found

around this old farm. Our friends bought a 6'x12' greenhouse from

Harbor Freight last fall that blew away this winter. They paid over

$600, so I'm pretty proud of my man and I. lol

 

Have a great day!

Melissa

Honest Herbs Farm

Cornelius, Oregon

Fairly sunny, mid 60's

 

 

 

 

 

~May the light of the Goddess' Moon shine upon you always~

 

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