Re: A Question about 'Organics'

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Posted by Meg on September 5, 2004 at 10:20:32:

In reply to: A Question about 'Organics' posted by Katherine on September 4, 2004 at 23:50:48:

Organic means grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
Vegetables and fruit that are organic are healithier for you in that
they don't have the pesticides on them or in some cases in them for
you to ingest. If something is a poison to animals or insects it is
a probable poison to you. Also organically grown produce is richer
in vitamins and minerals because organic farmers do fertilize, but
they use manure, composted tea, slag (mineral by products from steel
manufacturing), lime mined from a rock quarrey and so forth.
Natural means are used for insect control such as preditor insects,
soap water, and planting other plants that repel insects next to the
plants you wish to protect. Examples being mint next to squash.
Squash bugs hate mint. Marigolds next to tomatoes. Nymitodes hate
marigolds. On and on it goes. Organic farmers have a whole list of
things they use. This can be found at Garden Web's website.

Now as to are organic vegetables/fruit any better in quality and
where is the research? Well, I don't know any direct studies, but
you can read alot of health books that explain this or Dr. Mercola's
website, which is the best information I have found on the subject
of health and thanks to what I've learned from Dr. Mercola, I am
recovering my own health. I personally believe that organic is
better because of how it has worked for me. Now for cosmetics I'm
more concerned in natural verses synthetic. I use natural products
for my hair that I mostly make myself and I keep this simple. I use
an herbal tea I make with various herbs, apple cider vinegar and
water. However, I use Suave shampoo now instead of the more
expensive brands because the expensive brands don't work anymore
since I henna. In fact the only kind that does work is Suave. This
is not unusual as I learned about this on the Long Hair Community
Forum. Oh and I know that Suave is not all natural, but in the
world we live in you simply have to do the best you can with what
you've got to work with. I have lived in a rural community most of
my life if not directly on the farm. So from a practical sense I
have a connection with the soil and growing, living things. I know
I perfer the taste of home grown over commercially produced
anything. If you have ever tasted fresh raw milk you could never
drink what passes for milk in the store again, least I can't. Well,
I've rambled too much on this and I guess I'll close with this. My
education is in the field of engineering not biology, but I
understand that I feel better the closer I get to living the way God
intended. We are part of the earth. We came from it and will return
to it, so I think we need to take care of it.

Meg

Dr. Mercola

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: Organic means grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. : Vegetables and fruit that are organic are healithier for you in that : they don't have the pesticides on them or in some cases in them for : you to ingest. If something is a poison to animals or insects it is : a probable poison to you. Also organically grown produce is richer : in vitamins and minerals because organic farmers do fertilize, but : they use manure, composted tea, slag (mineral by products from steel : manufacturing), lime mined from a rock quarrey and so forth. : Natural means are used for insect control such as preditor insects, : soap water, and planting other plants that repel insects next to the : plants you wish to protect. Examples being mint next to squash. : Squash bugs hate mint. Marigolds next to tomatoes. Nymitodes hate : marigolds. On and on it goes. Organic farmers have a whole list of : things they use. This can be found at Garden Web's website. : : Now as to are organic vegetables/fruit any better in quality and : where is the research? Well, I don't know any direct studies, but : you can read alot of health books that explain this or Dr. Mercola's : website, which is the best information I have found on the subject : of health and thanks to what I've learned from Dr. Mercola, I am : recovering my own health. I personally believe that organic is : better because of how it has worked for me. Now for cosmetics I'm : more concerned in natural verses synthetic. I use natural products : for my hair that I mostly make myself and I keep this simple. I use : an herbal tea I make with various herbs, apple cider vinegar and : water. However, I use Suave shampoo now instead of the more : expensive brands because the expensive brands don't work anymore : since I henna. In fact the only kind that does work is Suave. This : is not unusual as I learned about this on the Long Hair Community : Forum. Oh and I know that Suave is not all natural, but in the : world we live in you simply have to do the best you can with what : you've got to work with. I have lived in a rural community most of : my life if not directly on the farm. So from a practical sense I : have a connection with the soil and growing, living things. I know : I perfer the taste of home grown over commercially produced : anything. If you have ever tasted fresh raw milk you could never : drink what passes for milk in the store again, least I can't. Well, : I've rambled too much on this and I guess I'll close with this. My : education is in the field of engineering not biology, but I : understand that I feel better the closer I get to living the way God : intended. We are part of the earth. We came from it and will return : to it, so I think we need to take care of it. : : Meg
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