At that time I believed that my work at > the farm was very useful
LOL, That's cute! I have never been on a farm, I have driven by lots of farms, But never actually been to one. On Oct 12, 6:54 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes. When I was a little kid, until 10 or 12, I went to my uncle´s > farmland from time to time. At that time I believed that my work at > the farm was very useful, seeding and harvesting, that is what adults > told to us, children. After years, I have realized that we were just a > headache for them. While we were "at work" we did not disturb them and > they could do the really useful work. > > LOL > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > On Oct 13, 12:13 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Its the smartest thing anyone can do. Isnt that something else > > you told the group last year?? :o) > > > I have read so many reports where it says its organic, But it really > > isnt. The best way to know that you are eating organic foods is to > > grow it yourself. > > > Did you grow up in the country? > > > On Oct 12, 5:57 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > <<Unless people learn to grow thier own.>> > > > > what nowadays sounds very smart. > > > > :) > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > Xi > > > > On Oct 12, 11:54 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Justice and Cincy know about organic preservative, I think. > > > > > I should have been more specific in my answer regarding the Iraqi > > > > tainted grain, It wasn't meant for consumption, But some how landed up > > > > being used as food. > > > > > Only the people with money will be afford to eat healthy foods that > > > > are not contaminated with chemicals, Unless people learn to grow thier > > > > own. > > > > > On Oct 12, 5:39 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I rather meant organic "preservative" for grain. But the idea of > > > > > organic fish sounds good business. > > > > > > LOL > > > > > > Yes. to pay extra for food without chemicals in it goes against any > > > > > economic logic. To pay more for less sounds a joke. > > > > > > LOL > > > > > > Of course, I understand its logic in this economic model. Well, maybe > > > > > what is wrong is this economic model as a whole. > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > Xi > > > > > > On Oct 12, 11:27 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yep! If you can find organic fish! :o) > > > > > > > Isnt it terrible that you have to pay extra for food without > > > > > > chemicals in it. Sometimes I think I would like to move to the > > > > > > amazon jungle and eat bugs! > > > > > > > On Oct 10, 3:03 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I see, thank you very much. I see that, again, organic is the > > > > > > > right > > > > > > > answer, right? > > > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > > > Xi > > > > > > > > On Oct 10, 8:24 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > It was used as a preservative and sprayed on the grain. > > > > > > > > > On Oct 10, 2:16 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Excellent post, Mercury. Thank you very much. > > > > > > > > > > I have a difficult question, Mercury. How can Mercury pass to > > > > > > > > > grain? > > > > > > > > > Do plants "eat" poisoning metals too as they eat minerals? > > > > > > > > > > It must be very difficult to know that, it must be a hard > > > > > > > > > research > > > > > > > > > work for scientists. I understand if it is not now yet. > > > > > > > > > > Peace and best wishes. > > > > > > > > > > Xi > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 10, 8:02 pm, "Mercury.Sailor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > AN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) -- > > > > > > > > > > New research on mercury levels in fish show that current > > > > > > > > > > federal > > > > > > > > > > limits may be too high for consumers' safety - and that the > > > > > > > > > > limits > > > > > > > > > > were set based on decades-old data. > > > > > > > > > > > ConsumerWatch tested sushi and supermarket fish and found > > > > > > > > > > several > > > > > > > > > > samples of high-end fish like tuna, salmon, swordfish > > > > > > > > > > contained above > > > > > > > > > > average levels of mercury and in some cases more than 1 > > > > > > > > > > part per > > > > > > > > > > million. That is the legal level set by the FDA. But Bay > > > > > > > > > > Area > > > > > > > > > > physician Dr. Jane Hightower says it's not set high enough. > > > > > > > > > > > "It's not protective, especially for people who enjoy to > > > > > > > > > > eat fish more > > > > > > > > > > than twice a week," said Hightower, a general practioner > > > > > > > > > > who's seen a > > > > > > > > > > number of mercury poisoning cases at San Francisco's > > > > > > > > > > California > > > > > > > > > > Pacific Medical Center. > > > > > > > > > > > Hightower makes the case for reducing the current limit in > > > > > > > > > > a new book > > > > > > > > > > titled Diagnosis: Mercury. > > > > > > > > > > > The FDA level of 1 part per million is twice the level > > > > > > > > > > allowed in > > > > > > > > > > Japan, Europe, and Canada, so Dr. Hightower did some > > > > > > > > > > digging to find > > > > > > > > > > out where that number came from. Her search led her to Iraq > > > > > > > > > > and a mass > > > > > > > > > > mercury poisoning. In the early 1970s 10,000 citizens died > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > > 100,000 were brain damaged after eating tainted grain. > > > > > > > > > > Saddam > > > > > > > > > > Hussein's regime kept the incident quiet and there was > > > > > > > > > > speculation he > > > > > > > > > > ordered the poisoning. > > > > > > > > > > > But afterwards, US government researchers collected data > > > > > > > > > > from the > > > > > > > > > > victims to determine how much mercury is safe in our food. > > > > > > > > > > Dr. > > > > > > > > > > Hightower interviewed the Iraqi scientist who gave US > > > > > > > > > > researchers the > > > > > > > > > > data. > > > > > > > > > > > "The man who gave them all the data was also the man in > > > > > > > > > > charge of the > > > > > > > > > > poisoning. I asked him if he would use the data coming out > > > > > > > > > > of Iraq in > > > > > > > > > > the scientific reports...if he would use that data to tell > > > > > > > > > > his > > > > > > > > > > daughter how much mercury was safe to consume during her > > > > > > > > > > pregnancy and > > > > > > > > > > he immediately said, 'No way,'" she recalled. > > > > > > > > > > >http://cbs5.com/consumer/fda.mercury.fish.2.836990.html > > > > > > > > > > > I respect Dr Hightower very much. But I don't buy that > > > > > > > > > > Saddam ordered > > > > > > > > > > the poisoning. 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