pesticide elimination

[Guest guest]

Someone a while back posted regarding pesticides being found

in organic produce too. I have been looking more into the

use of rock dust today and found this below.

 

Article published in Remineralise the Earth Magazine

(Summer 1995)

by Joanna Campe.

 

extract

 

" Columbia Laboratories of Corbett, Oregon, an independent

laboratory approved by the FDA to run agricultural tests,

has reported that potatoes grown in soil treated with this

product in southeastern Idaho were entirely free of toxic

chemicals. Tested fields had been treated with pesticides

for over 30 years and had become highly contaminated with

them, and at least three pesticides had been applied to

those very crops. On many farms, pesticides can be detected

in produce years after their use on the fields has been

discontinued. Yet when potato samples from the Idaho

experiment were analyzed for some 50 pesticides, Columbia

Laboratory director Steve Doane reported back that none

could be detected. "

 

full article (only short) at

 

http://www.seercentre.org.uk/research/speed_up.htm

 

 

there is also this more full article on the importance and

effects of soil remineralisation including the trace elements;

 

Soil Remineralization - An Essential Environmental Action:

by Frederick I. Scott, Jr.

http://www.seercentre.org.uk/research/Soil_Remin_Magazine.htm

 

 

 

Today, I have been phoning around the local area garden

centers to see if I can find a source for Rock Dust. Most

have never heard of it and are not very interested, but some

are. I asked why this natural means of mineralising is not

popular and one said " probably because you are only the

third person to ask about it this year " . It is not widely

known about yet!

 

So, I humbly suggest all those who buy organics to question

their suppliers about soil mineralisation and ask what they

do about it, simply using organic fertiliser is not enough.

But I'd suggest you read up on it first, go in with

information and help them to understand if they don't

already. The loss of minerals and especially trace elements

in the farmed soils of today are way beyond depleted.

 

Given that in UK soils, the mineral content has decreased by

up to 70% over the last 50 years, that would mean that I

would have to eat at least 3 times what is recommended today

to get a full 'helping' of nutriment.

 

neal.

[Guest guest]

>

> So, I humbly suggest all those who buy organics to question

> their suppliers about soil mineralisation and ask what they

> do about it, simply using organic fertiliser is not enough.

 

Thanks, you rawk for investigating. My dear friend is a very informed

organic farmer and raw foodist. It is true you can grow

peaches " organic " in Tijuana and then spray them when coming into the

country and still, the label isn't " lying " , and it happens all the

time. Among other outrages, just here in the country. He gets tons of

catalogs FULL of chemicals that you have to wear a gas mask and full

body suit to apply, but can be used and your products can still be

considered " organic " . Sorry, but wtf? Erica