Comments on: Eat Shoots & Leaves http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/ Crafting the Super-Natural Life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:05:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: The Worsted Witch » http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-13417 The Worsted Witch » Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:14:58 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-13417 [...] “Ethical” parents face extra £700 in the U.K. What this story doesn’t add is that it’s possible to live frugally and consciously—buying gently used, for instance, won’t wallop your wallet. You can also make your own green cleaning supplies, and even skincare products. Fresh organic produce can also be affordable if you try growing your own or join a co-op or a community-supported agriculture (CSA) group. (You can also just avoid the conventional produce that have the highest pesticide loads if money is truly tight.) [...] [...] “Ethical” parents face extra £700 in the U.K. What this story doesn’t add is that it’s possible to live frugally and consciously—buying gently used, for instance, won’t wallop your wallet. You can also make your own green cleaning supplies, and even skincare products. Fresh organic produce can also be affordable if you try growing your own or join a co-op or a community-supported agriculture (CSA) group. (You can also just avoid the conventional produce that have the highest pesticide loads if money is truly tight.) [...]

]]> By: Kelly http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-9989 Kelly Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:10:31 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-9989 Hello, I enjoy reading your blog, and saw the "Make the Switch" button - I am putting my blog together, and would like to add that button to mine, but didn't find it on the site. Can you please point me in the right direction to get that button added to my blog as well? Thanks!! Kelly Hello, I enjoy reading your blog, and saw the “Make the Switch” button - I am putting my blog together, and would like to add that button to mine, but didn’t find it on the site. Can you please point me in the right direction to get that button added to my blog as well?

Thanks!!

Kelly

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » Pesticides in Produce http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-2613 The Worsted Witch » Pesticides in Produce Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:07:35 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-2613 [...] Even washing and peeling conventionally grown fruits and vegetables only reduces the level of pesticides but does not eliminate them. Because a 100 percent organic diet may not be practical or financially feasible, however, our best bet is to avoid conventional produce with the highest pesticide loads in order to minimize our exposure. [...] [...] Even washing and peeling conventionally grown fruits and vegetables only reduces the level of pesticides but does not eliminate them. Because a 100 percent organic diet may not be practical or financially feasible, however, our best bet is to avoid conventional produce with the highest pesticide loads in order to minimize our exposure. [...]

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » The Vegetable-Industrial Complex http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-2363 The Worsted Witch » The Vegetable-Industrial Complex Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:06:10 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-2363 [...] Pollan makes a case for eating local, not just because we want to support farmers in our communities and eat seasonal fresh food at their most flavorful—or even “sentimental” reasons such as wanting our children to recognize what real food in its natural, unpackaged glory looks like—but also for “hardheaded or pragmatic” reasons. Want to fight off a possible terrorist attack? Shop at your local farmers’ market or community-assisted-agriculture (CSA) program. highly centralized food economy is a dangerously precarious system, vulnerable to accidental—and deliberate—contamination. This is something the government understands better than most of us eaters. When Tommy Thompson retired from the Department of Health and Human Services in 2004, he said something chilling at his farewell news conference: “For the life of me, I cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is so easy to do.” The reason it is so easy to do was laid out in a 2003 G.A.O. report to Congress on bioterrorism. “The high concentration of our livestock industry and the centralized nature of our food-processing industry” make them “vulnerable to terrorist attack.” Today 80 percent of America’s beef is slaughtered by four companies, 75 percent of the precut salads are processed by two and 30 percent of the milk by just one company. Keeping local food economies healthy—and at the moment they are thriving—is a matter not of sentiment but of critical importance to the national security and the public health, as well as to reducing our dependence on foreign sources of energy. [...] [...] Pollan makes a case for eating local, not just because we want to support farmers in our communities and eat seasonal fresh food at their most flavorful—or even “sentimental” reasons such as wanting our children to recognize what real food in its natural, unpackaged glory looks like—but also for “hardheaded or pragmatic” reasons. Want to fight off a possible terrorist attack? Shop at your local farmers’ market or community-assisted-agriculture (CSA) program. highly centralized food economy is a dangerously precarious system, vulnerable to accidental—and deliberate—contamination. This is something the government understands better than most of us eaters. When Tommy Thompson retired from the Department of Health and Human Services in 2004, he said something chilling at his farewell news conference: “For the life of me, I cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is so easy to do.” The reason it is so easy to do was laid out in a 2003 G.A.O. report to Congress on bioterrorism. “The high concentration of our livestock industry and the centralized nature of our food-processing industry” make them “vulnerable to terrorist attack.” Today 80 percent of America’s beef is slaughtered by four companies, 75 percent of the precut salads are processed by two and 30 percent of the milk by just one company. Keeping local food economies healthy—and at the moment they are thriving—is a matter not of sentiment but of critical importance to the national security and the public health, as well as to reducing our dependence on foreign sources of energy. [...]

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » The Organic Myth? http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 The Worsted Witch » The Organic Myth? Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:25:58 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-2228 [...] Related articles: 1. Organic/Eco Classifications 2. Unfair Organics 3. Organic’s Edge Questioned 4. Eat Shoots and Leaves 5. Not All Organics Created Equal 6. Chekhov’s Eco Tip: Local or Organic? 6. Blog Love: Pocket Farm 7. The Oy in Soy [...] [...] Related articles: 1. Organic/Eco Classifications 2. Unfair Organics 3. Organic’s Edge Questioned 4. Eat Shoots and Leaves 5. Not All Organics Created Equal 6. Chekhov’s Eco Tip: Local or Organic? 6. Blog Love: Pocket Farm 7. The Oy in Soy [...]

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » The Sludge Report http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-2062 The Worsted Witch » The Sludge Report Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:22:04 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-2062 [...] This sewage sludge sitch is worse than I thought, which is just another reason why you should eat organic. For now at least, organic standards prohibit the use of sewage-sludge-based fertilizers for crops. (In 2000, facing a huge public backlash, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) abandoned plans to allow the use of sewage sludge in organic agriculture.) [...] [...] This sewage sludge sitch is worse than I thought, which is just another reason why you should eat organic. For now at least, organic standards prohibit the use of sewage-sludge-based fertilizers for crops. (In 2000, facing a huge public backlash, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) abandoned plans to allow the use of sewage sludge in organic agriculture.) [...]

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » The Price is Wrong http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-870 The Worsted Witch » The Price is Wrong Tue, 23 May 2006 15:55:08 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-870 [...] Previously, we discussed just some of the ways you can eat your organic veggies heartily and affordably. [...] [...] Previously, we discussed just some of the ways you can eat your organic veggies heartily and affordably. [...]

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » Maybe Baby http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-538 The Worsted Witch » Maybe Baby Wed, 10 May 2006 03:22:46 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-538 [...] 1. Eat organically grown or raised foods. Researchers have found that children who switched to organic diets for only a few days “dramatically and substantially lowered the amount of toxic pesticides in their bodies.” [...] [...] 1. Eat organically grown or raised foods. Researchers have found that children who switched to organic diets for only a few days “dramatically and substantially lowered the amount of toxic pesticides in their bodies.” [...]

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » Everybody’s Doin’ the Localmotion http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-428 The Worsted Witch » Everybody’s Doin’ the Localmotion Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:33:40 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-428 [...] Personally speaking, joining a Community-Supported Agriculture program in your neighborhood is one of the best ways to get your hands on local fruits and veggies. Another favorite resource of mine is LocalHarvest.org, which helps you locate restaurants, farmers’ markets, CSAs, grocery/co-ops that offer sustainably grown food in your neighborhood. [...] [...] Personally speaking, joining a Community-Supported Agriculture program in your neighborhood is one of the best ways to get your hands on local fruits and veggies. Another favorite resource of mine is LocalHarvest.org, which helps you locate restaurants, farmers’ markets, CSAs, grocery/co-ops that offer sustainably grown food in your neighborhood. [...]

]]> By: The Worsted Witch » Whoa, Slow Down, Pard’ner! http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-284 The Worsted Witch » Whoa, Slow Down, Pard’ner! Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:41:17 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-284 [...] Additional resources: 1. My previous post on obtaining organic foods affordably. 2. A list of food and products containing HFCS, Accidental Hedonist 3. “Live the slow life,” Slow Food USA 4. “In praise of Slow Food,” NPR 5. “Find time to cook,” Rebecca Wood 6. Allrecipes.com [...] [...] Additional resources: 1. My previous post on obtaining organic foods affordably. 2. A list of food and products containing HFCS, Accidental Hedonist 3. “Live the slow life,” Slow Food USA 4. “In praise of Slow Food,” NPR 5. “Find time to cook,” Rebecca Wood 6. Allrecipes.com [...]

]]> By: Liz http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/05/eat-shoots-leaves/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Liz Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:15:41 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=155#comment-277 What a treat to come back home after teaching a class on organic gardening, and finding this post. I can't express how important it is for everyone to do the first four of those things on your list (I just can't get behind the Walmart thing. Sorry.) Like you said... last resort. What a treat to come back home after teaching a class on organic gardening, and finding this post. I can’t express how important it is for everyone to do the first four of those things on your list (I just can’t get behind the Walmart thing. Sorry.) Like you said… last resort.

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