Posted on 04/26/2022 6:16:06 AM PDT by Kaslin
If they did not, they would be eaten by pests.
Plants that have been bred to have less natural pesticides so they are less toxic to humans have to be grown under controlled condition or treated with human created pesticides so they will be able to grow to maturity.
If you like shrimp, buy a pound or two of the Private Selection Argentinian Red Shrimp. They are wild caught in the Atlantic. Once you have bought them a couple of times Kroger constantly sends you $2.50 off coupons for them.
NEVER buy any seafood that says “wild caught” if it is from China. Their fish is coming out of horribly polluted water. When my daughter was in China in 2002 she said the water they were fishing had visible pollution coating the surface.
Do not by farm raised shrimp from anywhere even though the price is so nice. Only buy US gulf caught shrimp or the Argentinian ones I suggested.
We had the population of honey bees fall drastically a few years ago due to the mites, not pesticides. And immediately the native bees (smaller with black/white bands) came back and were happily pollinating away. Gardens and farms were just fine.
Difference Between Heirloom, Hybrid, and GMO Vegetables
By MARIE IANNOTTI Updated on 12/18/20
Excerpt:
Genetically Modified Plants
Hybrids should not be confused with genetically modified organisms—or GMOs—which can be any plant, animal, or microorganism that has been genetically altered using molecular genetics techniques such as gene cloning and protein engineering. Plants like corn that has the pesticide Bt engineered into its genetic makeup to make it resistant to certain pests are GMO crops. Bt is a natural pesticide, but it would never naturally find its way into corn seed.
You probably are not too keen on infusing your food with pesticides, and the overuse of a pesticide often results in the targeted pest becoming resistant to it. These types of concerns have given GMOs a terrible reputation. However, there are times when GMOs have arguably been quite positive in their impact—such as the high-yield, disease-resistant dwarf wheat introduced by Norman Ernest Borlaug, which helped increase the food supplies in India and Pakistan.
https://www.thespruce.com/hybrid-vs-heirloom-vegetables-1403361
Genetically Manipulated Crops: The GMO Catastrophe in the USA. A Lesson for the World
Excerpt:
Recently the unelected potentates of the EU Commission in Brussels have sought to override what has repeatedly been shown to be the overwhelming opposition of the European Union population to the spread of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in EU agriculture. EU Commission President now has a Maltese accountant as health and enviromnent Commissioner to rubber stamp the adoption of GMO. The former EU Environment Commissioner from Greece was a ferocious GMO opponent. As well, the Chinese government has indicated it may approve a variety of GMO rice. Before things get too far along, they would do well to take a closer look at the world GMO test lab, the USA. There GMO crops are anything but beneficial. Just the opposite.
What is carefully kept out of the Monsanto and other agribusiness propaganda in promoting genetically manipulated crops as an alternative to conventional is the fact that in the entire world until the present, all GMO crops have been manipulated and patented for only two things—to be resistant or “tolerant” to the patented highly toxic herbicide glyphosate chemicals that Monsanto and the others force farmers to buy as condition for buying their patented GMO seeds. The second trait is GMO seeds that have been engineered genetically to resist specific insects. Contrary to public relations myths promoted by the agribusiness giants in their own self-interest, there exists not oné single GMO seed that provides a greater harvest yield than conventional, nor one that requires less toxic chemical herbicides. That is for the simple reason there is no profit to be made in such.
You’d be hard pressed to find food that hasn’t been GMOed in some fashion. All corn is GMO. Have you ever seen natural corn? It looks nothing like the yellow stuff in the store. How about watermelons? Most are bred (GMOed) to be seedless. And also taste worse.
Ooh, thanks for the tip! Are the Argentinian shrimp in the fresh seafood or frozen section? The coupons they send are indeed great.
It’s safest to grow your own if you can. Growing SOME of your food is better than growing NONE of your food! Second choice would be to shop Farmers Markets for fruits and veggies and local sources for meat. I am in no way an EXPERT on any of this, but I do have a lot of experience in growing food and meat animals over the past two decades. I don’t hunt anymore, but I do fish, and I always help with the butchering when Beau drags something home from the field, LOL!
‘Organic’ is a scam. Wish I had thought of it. Here is a list of pesticides and other chemicals ALLOWED in ‘organic’ farming for plants and animals. It will boggle your mind!
I wonder if the Vegans and such actually KNOW how many chemicals it takes to grow soy for their Tofu Burgers? If they did, they’d be back to being carnivores in a heartbeat!
https://debunkingdenialism.com/2019/09/01/pesticides-and-other-chemicals-used-in-organic-farming/
Thank you : )
Thank you, Diana! What you did by posting the link to that information is why I love FR and FReepers! We inform each other of things that might be overlooked or even hidden; things that help educate us and give light so that we can make better decisions in how we live our lives. Bravo!
Soy is Satan. Just sayin’.
price?
Willie; why do you rob banks?
Because that's where the money is.
All food is GMO.
Actually think mother nature created dozens of corn varieties?
It’s called botany and husbandry.
amen
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