tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post115093380588096554..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: About The Future of FoodHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-1160773451616408822006-10-13T17:04:00.000-04:002006-10-13T17:04:00.000-04:00Hi Melody,There are so many good reasons to be gro...Hi Melody,<BR/><BR/>There are so many good reasons to be growing our own food and avoiding pesticides is a big one.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes with your gardening exploits!Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-1160754820622847092006-10-13T11:53:00.000-04:002006-10-13T11:53:00.000-04:00Herrick, I was fortunate enough to see this docume...Herrick, I was fortunate enough to see this documentary with the filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia in attendance here in Austin about a year ago.<BR/><BR/>The one fact that's stuck with me is that washing produce with soap and water will work to remove germs from other people handling them, but it won't do a thing to prevent the toxic pesticides that are inherent in our vegetables and grains because they're implanted inside the seeds themselves.<BR/><BR/>That, coupled with all the great tips I've picked up in reading the Organic Homesteading Gardening group over at Yahoo!, has encouraged me to attempt to grow at least some of my own food.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for fighting the good fight. I enjoy reading your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-1151351460178935632006-06-26T15:51:00.000-04:002006-06-26T15:51:00.000-04:00Bummer! I missed the deadline. No computer up at t...Bummer! I missed the deadline. No computer up at the homestead, so I check in less often than when in the city. Good to know it's available via Netflix. I'll try it there, and then post a review on my little blog. BTW, gave the book to my dad for his birthday today. Took all I had not to read it before I gave it to him. Can't give a pre-read book to someone, can you? I'll get it back in a couple of weeks and then review it as well. How are the chicken beets coming along? MrsBurnsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-1151316608399380902006-06-26T06:10:00.000-04:002006-06-26T06:10:00.000-04:00Hi Nick,Thanks for the heads up about your blog an...Hi Nick,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up about your blog and the GMO discussion there. I think your anger is justified. More people need to get informed and upset about the corporate genetic industrialization of our food. What those entities are doing is immoral and dangerous.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-1151293108707934612006-06-25T23:38:00.000-04:002006-06-25T23:38:00.000-04:00Hey there... just wanted to let you know that your...Hey there... just wanted to let you know that your posts about the movie got me to add it to my Netflix list.<BR/><BR/>We got it last week and watched it right away.<BR/><BR/>I put up a couple of posts (language warning) about it on my blog.<BR/><BR/>I even attracted the attention of some genetics doctor and got into a little mini-debate on the subject.<BR/><BR/>Crazy stuff they're doing to our food.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the heads up about the movie. Be well.Ozark Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304499723080791491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-1150992769994566192006-06-22T12:12:00.000-04:002006-06-22T12:12:00.000-04:00I am not sure if you counted this as part of the "...I am not sure if you counted this as part of the "technical" aspect of the movie, but one of the many things that jumped out as me, was in order to penetrate the cell wall to change the DNA they use a virus. The virus they use, causes tumors in plants. They also had something in there about an aspect of antibiotics that are put in with the virus. I wonder what something that causes tumors in plants will do to humans. I also wonder if the antibiotic aspect is part of the problem that the antibiotics out there are not working as well anymore because of super germs. Just thoughts...Marcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837798938089334872noreply@blogger.com