Guest guest Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Oh no!!!!! I didnt mean for it to insult anyone in any way, sometimes we can not tell a persons tone fo voice when we read typed out words. Its udnerstandable for things to be taken int he wrong contex online. , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote: > > Angel, > I hope that " go live in a plastic bubble " comment was a general comment , and not aimed as an insult to anyone on here? > We are all entitled to an opinion, and have different views on such things? > > The Valley Vegan.............. > > angelikfiona <angelik_kitty_kat wrote: > Yes, i agree, thats just being over paranoid. > > If you are that worried about germs and dirt, go live in a plastic > bubble. > > , peter VV <swpgh01@> wrote: > > > > Wow, I find that kind of sad, things out of the soil maybe, but > fruit off a bush?, to me that seems sad that you would be so worried > about that?. > > > > The Valley Vegan.................... > > > > jo <jo.heartwork@> wrote: > > No - for the reasons I gave before. > > > > Jo > > - > > peter VV > > > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 6:55 PM > > Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > > I myself have picked soft fruits from my garden and eaten them > without washing, havent you ? > > > > > > The Valley Vegan............ > > > > jo <jo.heartwork@> wrote: > > I certainly hope so. When you think of birds flying over > and pooping, and planes dumping their fuel and insects crawling over > the dog poo and then onto the fruit and veg - may I just repeat 'yuk'. > > > > Jo > > - > > peter VV > > > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 4:56 PM > > Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > > I think he was joking? > > > > to a certain extent. > > > > The Valley Vegan............. > > > > jo <jo.heartwork@> wrote: > > Double yuk!!! > > > > Jo > > > > - > > " *mona " <ahnochirah@> > > > > Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:47 AM > > vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > That's what I was thinking !! LOL ... > > > > > > *mona > > > > > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@> wrote: > > > > > > > > you mean you expect me to take every veggie from my garden > inside > > > and wash it before i eat it???! > > > > that would just cut waaaaaaay down on my grazing.... > > > > > > > > and foraging > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >jo <jo.heartwork@> > > > > >Feb 2, 2007 6:59 PM > > > > > > > > > >Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? > > > > > > > > > >I think you can get enough B12 from the dirt on unwashed > > > vegetables - but > > > > >you can also get other things from them - like e-coli, worms > eggs > > > etc. If > > > > >you have birds, cats or wild animals in the vicinity they will > > > have pooped > > > > >on your vegetables sometime recently. I wouldn't relish eating > > > any veg > > > > >unwashed. > > > > > > > > > >I think you can get enough B12 from fortified foods providing > you > > > do add up > > > > >the totals for the day, but you can fall down on this if you > > > change the > > > > >brands you use and then find they don't contain B12. It is > > > something you > > > > >have to keep checking. As B12 is harmless to supplement I > think > > > that is the > > > > >wisest and easiest way to ensure a good supply. The folic acid > > > and B6 are > > > > >readily available in the vegan diet. > > > > > > > > > >Jo > > > > > > > > > >- > > > > > > > > > > > > > " Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket > > > fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger > > > and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. " > > > > -- Dwight Eisenhower > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I dont know if you are interested Jo, but there is a product that I saw in the health food shop , a spray that you use on your fruit & veg to clean it? cant remember the name of it right now, but if you are interested , then I will check necxt time I am in there? The Valley Vegan..............jo <jo.heartwork wrote: Yes, it is going round and round and I am not going to repeat what I havesaid or re-send the same information - it would be fruitless :-)Jo-<yarrowTuesday, February 06, 2007 8:03 AMRe: vitamin B12, was Re: oil?> >All that you have said still leads me to believe that you would be> >better off washing everything. May I ask why you don't wash? I know> >someone who admits it is just pure laziness.>> This is going round and round in circles. On the one side, those who> think everything needs to be washed, even sun-warmed tomatoes and> raspberries picked directly from one's own garden! On the other side,> those who think there are more important things to spend their time> on, and who basically don't understand the question, and who can't> resist eating just-picked food they grow themselves.>> I don't wash some produce from my garden, for a variety of reasons,> which I listed. Food from my garden is, in fact, cleaner than any> food I could buy. Bacteria and fungi and insects are in every food,> on every surface -- they're part of life, and there's no escaping> them.>> Why do you think everything needs to be washed? And how, exactly, do> you wash everything so that you are satisfied that, say, all the> germs from all the people who have handled it are neutralized, and> free from contamination from any manure it may have been grown in? Do> you use some special materials or techniques?>>> To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Thanks Peter. I did look at it once, but all the advice given is just to wash with running water, or to give a short soak in salt water. Jo - peter VV Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:07 PM Re: vitamin B12, was Re: oil? I dont know if you are interested Jo, but there is a product that I saw in the health food shop , a spray that you use on your fruit & veg to clean it? cant remember the name of it right now, but if you are interested , then I will check necxt time I am in there? The Valley Vegan..............jo <jo.heartwork wrote: Yes, it is going round and round and I am not going to repeat what I havesaid or re-send the same information - it would be fruitless :-)Jo-<yarrowTuesday, February 06, 2007 8:03 AMRe: vitamin B12, was Re: oil?> >All that you have said still leads me to believe that you would be> >better off washing everything. May I ask why you don't wash? I know> >someone who admits it is just pure laziness.>> This is going round and round in circles. On the one side, those who> think everything needs to be washed, even sun-warmed tomatoes and> raspberries picked directly from one's own garden! On the other side,> those who think there are more important things to spend their time> on, and who basically don't understand the question, and who can't> resist eating just-picked food they grow themselves.>> I don't wash some produce from my garden, for a variety of reasons,> which I listed. Food from my garden is, in fact, cleaner than any> food I could buy. Bacteria and fungi and insects are in every food,> on every surface -- they're part of life, and there's no escaping> them.>> Why do you think everything needs to be washed? And how, exactly, do> you wash everything so that you are satisfied that, say, all the> germs from all the people who have handled it are neutralized, and> free from contamination from any manure it may have been grown in? Do> you use some special materials or techniques?>>> To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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