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indeed, he deserves a lolli.
BIOF, another nice call many!
Yes it does, and your TGC just put in a new HOD
watching TGC here Mary - looks like HOD is 1.02 so far
took my eyes off of it for a few minutes, and off it went
glad I went back in...sold this morning Sweet. SUF now
CFW, hit .50. nice call!
I understand what you mean...Canada is not that different, there are many of the same similarities.
On one of our TV stations, the government has a commercial saying we should all have enough supplies to be on our own for 7 days. I know that used to be 3 days, maybe last year. I hope people are listening.
And I see you know exactly what I mean, you feel the same way about buying chicken or eggs in a restaurant. I think if more people knew how their grocery store meat was being raised, they would not buy it.
Why, thank you Eddie! I miss Monica too, I wish she would check in.
One of these years I am going to get serious about selling vegetable seeds. More serious I mean. Now we get most of the seed we need, and we need to improve in that area.
Do they sell meat at Farmer's Markets where you live excel? If they can assure you they fed non medicated feed to their animals, you will have found a healthier meat source.
I simply cannot bring myself to buy meat from the grocery store - I KNOW too much lol....
I'm really glad to hear you are moving along on this journey of providing for yourself more and more. We can only count on ourselves!
of course they do and they get away with it too. Amazing to me...
Very true excel, that is worthy of reposting on its own. I agree with Jackie for sure.
We also see it all the time in small farm raised meat vs feed lots and big business. Small farm raised meat is healthier for me and my family, hands down.
You're not answering my PM's either!
He says he is a former federal agent. I don't know if that is true. Wouldn't they have really strict pyschological testing for doing that kind of work? I can't imagine he could have got thru the screening for it....if it is true, yeah that is pretty darn scary!
I don't know if you were watching it at the time, but the bottom just dropped right out of it.
Wish I had had the courage to jump in at 1.02 - it went bacl up to 1.20 EMMS
Thanks aries
What happened to EMMS? Do you know? It just dropped like a rock, hit a low of 1.00
I can't find anything on it...
What a beautiful call you made on MCZ aries....congrats to you!
Unreal....ugh, I cannot stand Monsanto. Thanks for posting this - this info is good to have.
I've got another Contest going over on my blog, if any members here are interested.
The Contest is open until Sunday, Feb 13 9PM EST. To enter just leave a comment in the Contest post here:
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Thanks Eddie, I will put these links over at The Journey!
I would love to meet and talk with Gene Logsdon. I have his book Successful Grain Raising (that's not Quite the title, but it's close) and have read it front to back several times.
Imagine being able to have Gene and Joel Salatin over for coffee and a chat!
I got to listen to and meet Joel last year....a riveting speaker if you are open minded. It was one of the highlights of my year!
OSA to Challenge USDA's Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets
February 4, 2011
CONTACT
Kristina Hubbard, Director of Advocacy, (406) 493-6965, kristina@seedalliance.org
OSA to Challenge USDA's Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets
Partial Deregulation Comes Before Court-Ordered EIS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it is allowing genetically engineered (GE) sugar beets to be planted before its court-ordered Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is complete. Organic Seed Alliance (OSA) will once again challenge the agency in court alongside other coalition members represented by the Center for Food Safety. The decision comes just one week after USDA's full deregulation GE alfalfa.
In November 2010, USDA proposed a "partial deregulation" of GE sugar beets under a permitting process. This is a means to temporarily commercialize GE sugar beets while the EIS is conducted. USDA permits have historically only been used for experimental field trials, not wide-scale, commercial releases.
"USDA's decision dismisses the adverse economic effects that contamination by GE sugar beets will have on organic and non-GE seeds and crops," says Kristina Hubbard with Organic Seed Alliance. "This is a threat the agency continues to minimize."
As evidenced also by last week's deregulation of GE alfalfa, USDA continues to put the interests of the biotechnology industry before those of farmers and consumers who choose to plant and eat organic and non-GE products. Farmers have a right to purchase seed that is uncontaminated and the freedom to operate without ongoing fear, expense, and constraints on choice caused by the commercial planting of GE sugar beets. The courts have also stated that consumers have the right to choose GE-free food.
OSA has little confidence that USDA's oversight of GE sugar beet seed production is adequate for protecting the integrity of organic seed. USDA's own Inspector General and the U.S. Government Accountability Office have both criticized the agency's oversight of GE crops.
If contamination is not prevented, the burden of protecting the integrity of seed, agricultural products, and markets is solely on the shoulders of farmers who choose organic and non-GE seed. This is an unfair burden that is exacerbated by USDA's decision to release a GE crop that the federal court deemed improperly deregulated, especially before the findings of a full EIS are released.
"OSA works hard to create economic opportunities for farmers through participation in healthy, regional seed production and marketing systems that add value to their farm," says David Lively with Oregon-based Organically Grown Company and board member of Organic Seed Alliance. "USDA's decision affects current and future opportunities for farmers. The reality is simple: When farmers lose the genetic purity of their seed, they lose their freedom to operate free of GE contamination."
Read OSA's December 2010 comments in response to USDA's proposal.
Yes, the more the better! My hubby wants to have bee boxes, I am a little leery.
We do have a box for the Mason Bees. We don't have to do any work with those bees, just drill the holes for them in the posts.
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Yes that is true. For me, that is the "fun" part of shovelling pathways. We can look around and dream about making changes to our yards.
And when I am dreaming, I take all that snow into account. I don't plant tender plants where they will end up with 6 feet of snow on top of them come Winter. Snow does act as an insulator, but tender plants are tender plants.
Wow Eddie, that is a LOT of snow!
A good article, I have read similar things about food prices incrasing huge this year.
Time to stock up on some basics, if some folks have not already done so. Makes me extra glad we have done so much canning over the last few years, but we will pick up more flour, etc.
Thanks Eddie! With regards to The Journey to Homesteading Forum, if anyone wants to sign up so they can post....there is a Register button near the top of the page (right under the ads).
Everyone who posts on this page is more than welcome to come on over and share their knowledge!
thanks for the link, I will check it out.
I am involved in a forum about The Journey to Homesteading. Over there we have a forum devoted to articles found on Monsanto.
Here is the link:
http://bb.bbboy.net/thejourneyforum
Anyone interested in learning more about vegetable gardening and raising livestock is more than welcome to come over and sign up.
You will find the Monsanto forum under "In The News"
Yes that's for sure. It is getting near impossible for commercial farmers.
For small home gardeners the best thing to do is to buy heirloom seed. Even then, if adjoining fields are using Monsanto GMO seed, you are well....screwed.
I cannot stand Monsanto. We need more and more people to speak up and disagree with them, if we expect any changes at all.
Monsanto Launches Deceptive Ad Campaign
Monsanto has become the new Marlboro, with a new advertising campaign designed to improved its hopelessly-tarnished image. Except instead of handsome cowboys smoking cigarettes, Monsanto is plastering images of hardy American farmers and their crop fields on billboards and bus stops throughout the nation. The new ad campaign, of course, is a desperate attempt to convince the public that the company is not only working in the best interests of U.S. agriculture, but is also responsible for creating and maintaining millions of American farm jobs in the process, both of which are patently false.
Monsanto has always glowingly endorsed and self-promoted itself as the agricultural savior of the world, despite the fact that its biotechnological developments have led to far more agricultural problems than ever before. Pesticide and herbicide resistance, widespread environmental contamination, perpetual dependence on non-renewable seeds, the emergence of "superweeds", and even crop failures are included on the laundry list of genetically-modified (GM) destruction foisted on the public by Monsanto.
But the company is working overtime to cover up reality with a steady stream of deceptive marketing propaganda. Monsanto's website states:
"9 billion people to feed. A changing climate. NOW WHAT? Producing more. Conserving more. Improving farmers' lives. That's sustainable agriculture. And that's what Monsanto is all about."
It is truly amazing that a company propagating genetically-engineered, self-destructing seeds that require heavy pesticide and herbicide applications in order to grow as intended, would claim that its agricultural system is sustainable. In reality, Monsanto's technology is arguably the most unsustainable form of agriculture.
Monsanto also claims that its technologies produce more food, conserve resources and improve lives. But in practice, its biotechnology systems deplete soil health, pollute the environment, and force farmers to be dependent on biotechnology companies for seeds and chemicals, all of which are hardly a recipe for sustainability and self-dependancy.
http://www.naturalnews.com/031103_Monsanto_public_relations.html
It's kinda fun, we have been starting our seeds indoors for many years. It Does jump start things for sure....by early May, our living room is crammed with seedlings.
you're off to a great start! gotta luv a good deal.
Yes, I agree with you. And I am actually looking forward to a bit more global warming for where we live. I want to grow peach trees!
Gonna have to wait several years on that one.
We've heard on the news here (Canada) that flour sugar and other basics are supposed to double in price this year. We're going to lay in a good supply, since we have the room to store it.
I remember maybe 3 years ago(?) Costco was limiting the number of bags of rice and flour you could buy.
I'll check out that site. When we bought sugar beet seeds a few years ago (to grow and feed to our livestock) the company included a sheet filled with the info and process on how to get sugar out of sugar beets.
If anyone wants it, I could scan it and post it....
ha! love the cartoon, too cute...
peeing on your compost is a good way to get things cooking in there....male guests give me an odd look when I ask them to pee on the pile, lol
Those beans are incredible, the length of them.
I heard on the news just last nite that several things are going to double in price in 2011. I think it was wheatand corn. Sugar will go up a lot too apparently.
We buy flour, rice and sugar in the really big bags (50 lbs or so). I remember about 3 years ago Costco and Sams Club were limiting the amount of bags people could buy! What does that tell us?