Food Costs Rise & 20% of Americans are Hungry
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something to think about as food prices rise
Comments (4)I have been to Brasil many times, life is not easy there for the poor, unlike what this article seems to be stating. I have also been to several socialist countries and the average quality of life is much lower then what the poorest American would accept here. There's no such thing as a free ride, anywhere or anytime. "Peoples Restaurants," hmmm...where have I heard that equaltarian term before? I'll stick with free choice even if it costs me more then 50 cents a meal....See MoreList of GMO-free Foods & allergies and genetically modified food
Comments (33)Thank you, Dr. Henry, for that paper on toxic GM-effects on goats. Corn & soybean & canola & cottonseed are genetically modified, the Republic Magazine stated that other grains are safe: "Other than corn, no GM grains are sold on the market. Look for 100-percent wheat pasta, couscous, rice, quinoa, oats, barley, sorghum, and dried beans (except soybeans). Most GM ingredients are products made from the “Big Four:” corn, soybeans, canola, and cottonseed. Sugar beets and 50% of Hawaii papaya are genetically modified." **** from Straw: That's why I buy sugar-cane products, rather than sugar made from beets. I fed my kid those Pepperidge Farm cookies (made from cottonseed oil) and she broke out in rashes and scratched herself bloody. I ate those cookies and had the worst hayfever: runny nose & sneezing. Went shopping yesterday: They had strawberries for $2.50 versus organic strawberries for $3.45. I sniffed both: the organic strawberries was more fragrant, versus the regular with a slight chemical scent. After sniffing both for several times, my nose was in pain (I stuck my nose too close). I realized that it's the pesticides sprayed on that inflamed my nose. My nose burned for hours afterwards Two years ago I tasted grape at the store, and had a tummy ache. Strawberries is known for the most pesticides I'm very sadden by UK’s Daily Mail report that an estimated 125,000 farmers in India have committed suicide because of crop failure and massive debt since planting GM seeds. Recent Center for Human Rights and Global Justice report: "Indian farmers bought genetically modified Bollgard Bt cotton seeds from the Gates Foundation-backed Monsanto corporation ... 85 percent of cotton grown in India being Monsanto-controlled Bt cotton by 2009. However, the seeds were expensive, and spiralling prices (coupled with planting restrictions from the multinationals selling the seeds) led farmers to hefty loans. Almost 300,000 cotton workers have committed suicide to date, some of them by drinking the same insecticides they were sold by multinationals." From Straw: Years ago I watched a documentary film "Seeds of deception" where Mexican agriculture scientists voiced concern with GM seeds corrupting the bio-diversity of local seeds, which are well-adapted to drought and adverse local conditions. Dr. Frank Lipman, from http://www.drfranklipman.com/basic-questions-on-gmos/ stated, "The major benefit of all commercial GMO’s is that they are bred to either tolerate direct application of herbicides and/or have the ability to produce their own pesticides. They have not been bred to increase yield, become drought tolerant, improve nutrition or to have any other benefit to the consumer. So at present they have no health benefit, their benefits are purely economic." *** From Straw: It's about power, money, and control. Politics and economic factors are factors, besides ill health. The vindictive dirt-throwing, defamation attacks against international scientists, and bullying tactics of big corporations made me more sick than the ill-effects of GM-foods. We are saved from our wheat being genetically-modified, thanks to the farmers voicing concerns that our wheat can't be exported, if genetically modified. More from Dr. Lipman: "In Europe, over 175 regions and over 4500 municipalities have declared themselves GM-free zones. And in 2009, Germany along with France, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Austria, Poland and Romania banned Monsanto’s MON 810 GM corn because of its documented dangers to biodiversity and human health. Additionally, states in Australia, regions in New Zealand and Brazil and the countries like Venezuela, Zambia, Sudan, Angola and others, all want to be GM-free.The balanced reporting of the press in Europe of the dangers of GMO’s made a significant contribution to the decision to reject GMO’s. Below link is a detailed list from Republic Magazine on which foods are GM-tainted: Here is a link that might be useful: List of GM foods vs. non-GM This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Sat, Mar 1, 14 at 15:06...See More'As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again'
Comments (26)That party sounds like fun! Even though the "I'll never be hungry again" line is one of the movie's most famous, food was not as much of a theme in a movie as it was it the book. Margaret Mitchell used food as a major theme in the book to contrast "before the war" and "after the war". On a plantation with hundreds of people to feed every day there are many descriptions of the bounty of food before the war. There were far more options on the table than the family could eat "so that everyone could have their favorites". Annie's description of what was available after the war is right on: dried peas - with a little bacon if they were lucky! A lot of the "ladies" died slowly of malnutrition and starvation after the war. Here's a blackeyed pea salad from The Neely's: Ingredients 1 large tomato, diced 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped 1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped 1 jalapeno, finely chopped 2 tablespoons chopped green onions 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves 1/4 cup unseasoned rice wine vinegar 1/4 cup canola oil 1/2 teaspoon sugar Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 (15-ounce) cans black-eyed peas, drained Directions Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the rice wine vinegar, canola oil, sugar, and salt and pepper. Toss all together and let marinate for at up to 8 hours in the refrigerator before serving....See MoreGrowing good food for hungry people
Comments (12)scottokla(7) Potatoes enjoy growing in 5.5 pH soil. Any legume seed that is treated with an appropriate inoculant will be more efficient at putting nitrogen in the soil. I saw many little purple nodules on the roots of our hairy vetch last January. We planted the hairy vetch in September and plowed it under January 31. It was grown with cereal rye and tillage radish. Not a lot of biomass but plenty of nitrogen for a crop of potatoes and a crop of corn with no supplementary feeding. The clay soil had been under hay production for many years with no inputs. If you had watched me plow it, you would have been tempted to throw in the towel right then. I didn't have any other options, so I just did the best I could with what I had. Johnny...See MoreKathsgrdn
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