Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[tradingpost <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Yes the regulatory system is flawed. It's the Golden Rule: he who has the gold makes the rules. If I didn't get enough sun I'd sure take D3. Also I get some fish, eggs, cheese etc. tho not every day. For cloudy cool climates, certain mushrooms seem to be high in D http://www.thirdage.com/nc/fgv/vegetable-and-vegetable-product-vitamin-d-1100-9
http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-vitamin-D-foods.php
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/vitamin+D+D3

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

On 2/7/2014 12:23 PM, John D'hondt wrote:

I generally agree with all you say Paul.Except that I think the so called food safety regulations are set up by the huge food producing companies and have the intention of killing off small competitors more than anything else. They also falsify scientific tests and they spend huge sums to manipulate the public.

One good example is that supplying raw milk is forbidden for "safety reasons" in most places in the US I think. People who want raw milk because they know better don't have it easy and the few who are prepared to risk all to supply it neither. When you look at the real data then raw milk is a thousand times safer than the pasteurised, homogenised rubbish that is legally protected.

 

Another is making it legally impossible to get some supplements like vitamins and this is several steps further along in Europe than in the US. We here in Ireland get so little sunshine that taking 5,000 IU/day of vitamin D3 is a very good idea if you want to stay healthy. Try and go looking for this locally. Almost all vitamin D sold is the D2 form and most contain no more than 400 units and this is supposedly only for our "safety".

 

Food companies should be regulated for safety but they are not. The biggest ones make and break the rules as they please.

John

Well, u don't miss much, John!  On food, I don't believe in regulating what people can eat, but I do believe in regulating food companies for safety. We can't tell if chicken or lettuce is going to kill us, just by looking at it. This whole push against all regulation in US is all about profit - follow the money.

4-way stops are an effective alternative to lights in many intersections. Our schools aren't ever going to let kids play in woods & debris due to insurance liability. And I'm certain we don't live in a democracy. It's 1 dollar 1 vote. Monsanto employees fill high spots in USDA & FDA. For proof of all this just look at the new farm bill passed. Or the pill pushers that call themselves doctors these days.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net