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| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Oct 12 2008 : 08:41:34 AM
 And by them, I mean "THEM"; you know... the "BIG THEM" the ones that we pay to make the decisions for the rest of us.
Mark McAfee a Raw Dairy Rancher and Almond Farmer in Fresno CA (wwww.organicpasture.com) told my husband and I two summers ago about the "plight" of CA almond farmers and the fight that they were/are in and I have been watching the topic closely since then.
Basically it is like this... The "Them" want all US almonds to be pasteurized, saying it is for "public health"... (I for one didn't know we were in health danger from US Almonds, but then again, I am not one of "THEM"). Their brilliant idea is to Use Propylene Oxide to disinfect the almonds sold to consumers. YUMMY!. According to the Cornucopia Institutes website.... PO "is so toxic that it is not even registered for a use as a food processing agent in Europe, Asia, Africa and Canada. Even the EPA recognizes it as a carcinogen and cause of diseases and a "suspected toxicant" of the liver and gastrointestinal, immune, developmental and respitory systems".
On the Economic side of the fence~ big chemical companies stand to make LARGE profits from Ranchers being forced to dump this on their US Grown crops however; Almonds coming into the US wont have the same guidelines....Most of us that are informed consumers won’t want to by US grown Almonds or almond products (like almond milk)that have been treated, so we will buy other countries almonds, AND US almonds won’t be able to be sold to the countries listed above (who know better then to allow their citizens to each KNOWN TOXINS)... The only ones that seem to be on the winning side of this are the chemical companies and the foreign markets.
Have we really gotten to the point in our Country, that we can’t even feed our children Almonds without poisoning them? This isn't the way I want to leave the world for my kids and grand kids for sure.
I hope that you will take the time to research the issue for yourself and then do what you can to support the US Almond Growers who so desperately need our support. Check it all out at www.cornucopia.org/almonds
I know that some farmers would stop farming rather then to offer this substandard and hurtful product to the market.. and when we have no farmers we have no food! We have seen where being dependant on foreign oil has gotten us, do we really want to do the same with our food?
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Mae West
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| jinia |
Posted - Oct 16 2008 : 1:14:19 PM
I love almonds and had no idea this is going on! I will look at the site. |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Oct 16 2008 : 09:05:32 AM
Thanks Chickabella,
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
Mavens are "information specialists", or "people we rely upon to connect us with new information."[6] They accumulate knowledge, especially about the marketplace, and know how to share it with others
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| chickabella |
Posted - Oct 16 2008 : 12:18:36 AM
Adding my thanks for the link, Rene'. I've added their site's RSS feed to my group of farm news feeds on Google Reader.
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| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 11:16:08 AM
Hey Ladies,
Thanks for taking the time to check this out. It so saddens me. With every "new thing" I read on this kind of topic the more I find myself asking "what are we doing to our children" and to our own citizens? Yet, I find that it is an area that "we" collectively can make a difference.
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Mae West
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| deeredawn |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 06:30:35 AM
Wow. This is informative.... I am in the process of searching for almond milk in this area. I will be keeping a thumb on this topic....
Dawn #279
MJ's Heirloom Mavens/Mother Hen
http://heirloommavens.blogspot.com
http://harvestthymefarm.blogspot.com
"I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one!"...Calamity Jane |
| Annika |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 06:17:46 AM
Wonderful site Rene! I added it under general sites for now. This whole almond thing is sickening and I love almonds. Ruth and Teresa Sue are right.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Mud Hen Queen
MJ's Heirloom Maven's Librarian
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| Contrary Wife |
Posted - Oct 14 2008 : 04:56:32 AM
You know Ruth, that is a question I keep asking myself that a lot these days. Politians, ugh, I wouldn't give you bushel basket full of good rotted horse apples for one of them. Obviously, the contents of that bushel basket will do me more good than the politian.
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Badgebadger
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Bookclub Coordinator
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
| homemom |
Posted - Oct 13 2008 : 07:40:52 AM
Rene,
Thank you for letting us know. I will take some time to look at that site. How sad that this is what our country has come to. Whatever happened to no monopolies?!
Ruth
Living the farm life in my heart.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ruth
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| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Oct 12 2008 : 2:55:55 PM
Thanks TS,
I am glad to be home~ So many things are "beckoning". The weather changed so fast here~ I am hoping not to loose everything with the freezing temps. We went from 90 degrees to below freezing while I was gone. I hope that those of you that have the more mild temps will save lots of seed.. we in the NW may need some in the Spring..
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Mae West
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| Contrary Wife |
Posted - Oct 12 2008 : 2:14:23 PM
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Rene. I have an idea what we could do with all of *them* but I don't think it's very PC ;(
I promise to look into the site.
Welcome back.
Teresa Sue
Farmgirl Sister #316
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Badgebadger
MJ's Heirloom Mavens Bookclub Coordinator
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama |
