The Hidden Price of Food from China
andyt @ Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:51 am
Well, instead of abandoning global food, we should be putting more money into inspecting it for safety, not just take a country's word for it that's it's OK.
2Cdo @ Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:54 am
bootlegga bootlegga:
That sucks - my new Honeycrisp Apple tree had about three dozen apples on it - and it's only 6 feet tall and three wide! I'm scared about its production when it reaches maturity (15-20 ft tall and 8-10 ft wide)! 
That's going to make a lot of apple pie!
$1:
My garden did really well too this year - I picked ripe strawberries off it last weekend! Our tomatoes and cucumbers pumped out a lot too, although our corn didn't do as well as I hoped. Still, what it did make was super sweet and delicious.
No veggies from the store ever taste as good as the homegrown ones, even after canning. Maybe it's due to the fact that the only thing that goes into my garden is fresh manure at seeding and then just regular watering.
$1:
And yeah, if you want Bananas, pineapples, etc, they only come from tropical/sub-tropical climates. Fortunately, Hawaii produces a lot of them, so we don't have to worry too much about the quality of that fruit.
Like you said, any fruit or vegetables from a store just need a good washing before eating.
bootlegga @ Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:24 am
andyt andyt:
Well, instead of abandoning global food, we should be putting more money into inspecting it for safety, not just take a country's word for it that's it's OK.
True 'dat!
bootlegga @ Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:28 am
2Cdo 2Cdo:
bootlegga bootlegga:
That sucks - my new Honeycrisp Apple tree had about three dozen apples on it - and it's only 6 feet tall and three wide! I'm scared about its production when it reaches maturity (15-20 ft tall and 8-10 ft wide)!
That's going to make a lot of apple pie!
I'm planning on pruning it so it doesn't grow that big - it'll take over my whole front yard otherwise and take up all my time making pies!
But the apple pie we made this year was fantastic!
2Cdo 2Cdo:
$1:
My garden did really well too this year - I picked ripe strawberries off it last weekend! Our tomatoes and cucumbers pumped out a lot too, although our corn didn't do as well as I hoped. Still, what it did make was super sweet and delicious.
No veggies from the store ever taste as good as the homegrown ones, even after canning. Maybe it's due to the fact that the only thing that goes into my garden is fresh manure at seeding and then just regular watering.
Yep, although I do use some Miracle-Gro (a scoop into a 6L bucket) once or twice in the summer just to help it along. Edmonton's growing season is pretty short and I worry about some plants - like corn - not getting enough nutrients.
Jonny_C @ Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:29 am
We Canadians eat way too much processed (full of additives) food altogether. It comes down to two things, not doing enough cooking and baking from raw ingredients at home, and eating out at restaurants too much.
Take bread. I bake a lot of home-made bread (whole grain, pumpernickel, etc.). Shelf life --- about 2 days at the most until it starts to go stale. You can buy a loaf of commercial bread and after a week in a bread drawer it still appears fresh. There's a reason for that.
Want to start changing your habits? Start drinking beer with no added preservatives. What the Germans call "Reinheitsgebot"*. 
It's usually clearly labelled - "No Preservatives".
* "we wish to emphasize that in future in all cities, markets and in the country, the only ingredients used for the brewing of beer must be Barley, Hops and Water. Whosoever knowingly disregards or transgresses upon this ordinance, shall be punished by the Court authorities' confiscating such barrels of beer, without fail." (Bavaria, in the year 1516)