Organic Food vs "standard" food

[LimeSlice]

Bath:
NutraSweet, Equal, BGH (aka rBGH, rBST, Posilac), Simplese (an artificial butter fat),
Simple Pleasures Frozen Dairy Desserts, Salad Dressing and Moyonnaise;
the artificial fibers Astroturf and Wear Dated Carpets;
the home insulation foam sheeting called Fome-Cor;
the garden herbicides Roundup and Dimension;
agricultural chemicals: Lasso, Harness Plus, Far Go, Avauer, Machete, Bronco, Bullet,
Cropstar GB, Freedom, Landmaster BW, Micro-Tech Partner, Ram Rod, Accord, Buckle,
Fallow Master, Lariat, Rodeo;
the feed supplement and preservative Alimet;
the Flavr Savr tomato.

They are I think largely UK brandnames...will be back with some more.

Monsanto also own Brownes Milk here in WA (which is promoted as WA icon) - Monsanto are the people that were using the milk increasing drugs on their cows in the US to produce more milk - you may have seen pics of the cows with the enlarged and engorged udders (to the point they couldn't move) the cows were getting sick and dying and it was disgusting - but they were producing enough milk to be milked 6 times a day woohoo!!

[Laranna]

Monsanto also own Brownes Milk here in WA (which is promoted as WA icon) - Monsanto are the people that were using the milk increasing drugs on their cows in the US to produce more milk - you may have seen pics of the cows with the enlarged and engorged udders (to the point they couldn't move) the cows were getting sick and dying and it was disgusting - but they were producing enough milk to be milked 6 times a day woohoo!!

OMG, that is shocking LimeSlice! I had no idea....I don't buy Brownes milk, I buy the Woolies but who knows that probably comes from Brownes anyway!

This thread has given me lots to think about. I've been contemplating going organic for a while now...off to research some organic shops in Perth now.

[Kitt3n]

i'll do some searching for a list tomorrow bath - not sure if it will be easy

I am pretty sure coca cola is owned by monsanto - and, pfizer owns 75% of the shares of monsanto - it just goes round n round in evil circles......

[Bathsheba]

Thanks for that Monsanto info girls, especially LimeSlice. I'm horrified by the cow abuse too! I don't buy Brownes and will steer awy from them now... and i don't buy coke in any form... Coca Cola are almost as bad as tobacco companies in their contribution to disease IMO.

[Lulu]

to get around Monsanto and their evil takings over of our FOOD supply, I suggest when you do plant seeds in your backyard you only use Diggers, or anything Heritage. And learn how to save seeds.

Monsanto and various other suckos will happily provide sterile seed so we must repeatedly buy from them each year...

[Inanna]

Aaaah so the light bulb goes on for many! It is pretty hideous yes? I agree with Lulu - also buy from a local farmer committed to Earth friendly farming practices... There are LOTS - because I do believe (yes, I hear the sigh from those who think I live in Faery land - and I do) human consciousness is reaching a level where unkindness to the Earth just cannot be supported.

Happy seed searching - and when you have a moment just google coca cola and just see how massive they are...

[Phteven]

For seeds try Eden Seeds or the Digger's Club. They are both committed to saving old seeds and they have some great varieties.