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  • From: "Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>
  • To: <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>, <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Small-scale farming a growing trend
  • Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:28:54 -0800

Definately not a trick, Bob. It is just a fun way to prove to people that there really is a difference and *what* the difference is.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>


I missed one of these (below) emails. I just returned from market about 7:30 am.

They had no organic carrots today. I will try again next week. I still don't understand how this test works , but I will follow the instructions.
I don't particularly care for the taste of raw carrots. Like the stupid dog, I prefer them cooked in stew. My wife likes them raw, I'll get her to do the test , also.

Sometimes the stores have a wide selection of organic, sometimes , like today, it is more limited. I did buy a bunch of O'Henry peaches today. Of course, none are ripe yet, I hope they taste as pleasant as they look once they ripen.

I have five ( all the nursery got in ) bell pepper plants in the ground, only for a few days, and one already has one pepper the size of a double golf ball. 'most are just buds, with a few about the size of quarter of a ping pong ball .

Remember, where I am, I'm largely depentent on distribution. It could be a week or three weeks before my store has organic carrots, and I'm not going to make a special drive to one of the yuppie coffe bar/produce stores to buy bland tasting organic food at ridiculous prices. If
my wife goes to Trader Joes this weekend, I 'll get her to check there. You never know when they will haver the odd packaged stock of organic stuff. Or maybe she'll stop by Sprouts on the way.

I like my regular store and I shop once a week. Like cigarette smoking , I am habitual.

I'm still wondering if Lynda is playing a trick on me.....bobbbyford






--- On Wed, 8/13/08, WF Smith <mogrits AT gmail.com> wrote:

From: WF Smith <mogrits AT gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Small-scale farming a growing trend
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 7:52 PM
> Ever do the carrot test, Bob?
>
> Buy a regular carrot with the top still on. Buy and
organic
> carrot with the
> top still on. Cut the tops off each carrot, don't
take them
> down all the
> way past the green/brown part. Cut the first 1"
off. Set
> the organic
> carrot on your tongue for 30 seconds and then eat it.
Do
> that with the
> commercial carrot. Let us know what your tongue feels
like
> when you've done
> the commercial carrot.
>
> Lynda


How did this work out?
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