Guest guest Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 rawfood , " garyamythompsonjr " <garyamythompsonjr wrote: > > " ...If he says wash, I wash. Have you ever heard of dirt?... " > > I have stayed relatively quiet on this board. However, this issue and > your response REALLY stuck out to me. First, I'll respond with my > opinion on the issue. We do wash our fruits & veggies, but only with > good, old-fashioned water...and yes...we HAVE heard of dirt. A little > dirt never hurt anyone. The contrary is true, in fact. Not enough > dirt is harmful to one's health. Literally. People are not being > exposed to near enough germ's in today's society. Before you go on a > rant, I didn't say a lot or too much or a mound full...I said...a > LITTLE. There is a difference. Indeed, it has been claimed the rising rates of asthma in children are a consequence of society's obsession with antibacterials, etc.. > Now, for my soap box. As my mother used to say, " I sure hope your > organic farmer never tells you to jump off a bridge " , or something > like that. I am truly SHOCKED and AMAZED that an ORGANIC farmer would > tell you to wash produce in BLEACH. That bewilders me. I have never > known one organic farmer whether certified or not in any of the 6 > states I have lived in that would ever recommend that type of > cleansing for their produce to anyone. The worst my local organic farmer has ever proposed was to submerge broccoli and cauliflower in salt water to kill off any little bugs that might be hiding in the flowerettes. -Erin http://www.vegandonelight.com http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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