"R.L. McCarty" wrote in message
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James..good shot! The folks who insist on organic foods, good or bad,
are still at risk from E-coli because MIGRANT workers still pich the
food-stuffs and still go to the bathroom in the field outhouses without
washroom facilities. their
HANDS still are usually infected and E-coli STILL can be a problem! SOME
moron recently said that "organic foods need NOT be scrubbed"..c'mon
GymBob..get your head out of your E-coli bearing hole!

As fo cows milk..it WOULD be SAFE if only pasteurized...but
HOMOGENIZATION makaes it "poisoness" as the deadly , but huge "X-0"
enzyme in COW's milk is responsible for millions of folks havng LESIONS
in their hearts and other organs. Normally, it is so huge that it passes
on thru the system without harm...however when "micronized" by
homogenization...it becomes a killer, espcially to "WIC" confronted
babies. It CAN be MADE SAFE simply by bringing it up to a simmer and
then cooling over-night to re-coagulate the enzyme. It floats to the top
as an UGLY "pancake" and may be tossed or filtered out! The milk is THEN
very sweet and stays fresh much longer and is SAFE as well for all
users. "Simple answers for a deadly problem" . B-0b1

The "organic" crowd is always an advertising adversary for me. My produce is
raised hydroponically with zero pesticides, etc., etc.. The organic growers
prey on an unsuspecting market segment which is largely the yuppie crowd
which thinks they can live forever.

While the e-coli type of situations are not of such import to us the filthy
habits of others is, including their unrestricted use of chemical sprays,
etc.in these 2-1/2 and 3rd world places. NAFTA with all the wisdom behind it
allows these people to ship products, including cattle, almost
unrestrictedly into the US and compete with legitimate growers.

The Canadian folks benefit from the NAFTA arrangement also but do maintain
just as high of standards as the US. I have to say that as although I live
in the US my greenhouse interests are in Canada. NAFTA cuts both ways when
the exchange rate is right.

The organic lobby has glibly and ably sidestepped any serious set of growing
rules and guidelines to which they can be held accountable. At this time it
is merely a catch phrase with very little to recommend it.

James Curts