12 Comments

  1. Eliot W. Collins says:

    What if fruits and vegetables could be genetically modified so that they would be pest (but not pesticide) resistant? What is the downside to GMO produce that did not require the use of any pesticides at all? Yes, I know there are other options as well.

    1. leave it to a 'BOB' to lack the education for such a response

      dude..go be in nature for a while or sumthin'

      geeeez

    2. Anonymous says:

      From what I understand about GMO is that the seed has been made so that it contains pesticides in it. So basicly when you bite into corn although the pesticides aren't on the outside they have been created on the inside. I was told simply that when you take a bite you are eating pesticide. Something like that I think.

    3. Eddie Becker says:

      Dear Eliot,

      the downside is that "pest resistant" GMOs simply generate the same pesticides in their own metabolism, so you will stick to eat these pesticides, not only from the surface of the produce, but from the very substance, that gets poisonous in itself. Furthermore, the resistance genes spread out to other organisms uncontrollably, so even more pesticide is generated in the biosphere. Uncontrollably other species are influenced or go extinct, while the original target pest develps resistance against the pesticide.

  2. Great artcile for awareness. As much as I hate to ask this for fear of hurting what American farmers are left, do you have a list of the best (cleanest)countries that we import these fruits and veggies from that use the smallest amounts of pesticides?

    1. Eddie Becker says:

      You MUST be US American! That kind of arrogance…

      In fact, you can't import these to the US. That's because no one who has food wants US Dollars, and that is because the US does not make anything anybody needs. And the war option is out of question: the US even didn't 'prevail' in extracting the oil out of Iraq, don't think the US would in a veggy war.

      If you want clean food, you will have to kick ass your own government and megacorps and have it grown @ your home.

  3. There is a simple solution to the pesticide problem in foods. All of our land based foods are grown on demineralized soils. Demineralized soils lead to demineralized plants. Demineralized plants radiate a frequency that attracts pests. Pests locate these plants using there antennae. Once you remineralize your soil plants broadcast an entirely different frequency. This frequency is not attractive to plant pests.

    By this time you are probably wondering if it is this simple why haven't farmers remineralized their soils? That is a good question which demands an answer (and there is an answer) but that is for another time.

    If you are interested in exploring this topic further google William A Albrecht and you can purchase a copy of "Hands on Agronomy" by Neal Kinsey from Acres USA.

    1. Thanks so much for sharing this information.

  4. i don't understand why the list of fruits and veggies with pesticides is so vague.

    'sweet' bell pepper. imo all colors of bell pepper are sweet…so is it ALL of them?

    and lettuce..wth??? c'mon!! JUST lettuce? there are different kinds. are you telling us all that your list means ALL types of lettuce?

    you were a bit specific with the nectarines but nothing else. what's up with that??

    1. Anonymous says:

      All bell peppers are actually the same, it just depends on when they are picked. They are first green then turn yellow to orange and finally turn red when they are fully ripe.

    2. I read that the general rule is if the fruit or vegetable is "soft" skinned, you need to get organic…if it has a "tough" or thick skin, it is ok to be non-organic…that would explain why "lettuce"….b/c ALL lettuce is "soft" or thin skinned….and sweet peppers as well.

  5. Anonymous says:

    this is awesomely good and a little wrong

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *