Tainted pet food now in human food supply (OT)

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, " Zentub " <zentub wrote:

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> .....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