Comments on: The FULL story of pesticides and produce. http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/ A Mom's Journey To Green Living Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:33:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sai Zaw http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-7476 Sai Zaw Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:12:39 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-7476 Doreen, i just came across your site when i tried to search for the way to wash vegetables before we cook. I'm living in Myanmar, a small country in south east Asia. I don't have the time to cook for myself and i always have to buy the food from the restaurant. That's what made me concern about the food that i eat everyday. Were they washed or cooked properly? I'm sure they won't wash the vegetable as much as we do when we cook at our home. Ten years ago, farmers in my country didn't use pesticides that much because it was expensive and mostly imported from Thailand, but nowaday, pesticides from China market is very easy to access and the price is also very cheap for the farmer. This makes almost all of the farm in the country use the pesticides widely. As the political situation just getting started to change in a good way, though the government aware of this issue and trying to work on it with some smalls steps, they still can't give much afford to take care of it yet since there are so many priorities they have to do in the first place. So, we hardly have organic fruits or vegetables in the market near our place. All we can do is just wash them properly with lots of water as much as we can. I know washing won't be enough, but that's the only thing we can do for the moment unless we have our own farm to produce organic vegetables. :) What i really want to say is that the market in my country and yours is very different and supporting organic farms is still a very initiative step for us. Environmentalists in my country are trying to educate people about the harmfulness of the pesticides and hopefully farmers will aware this issue in a very near future. Anyway, thanks for your tips and story. Doreen,

i just came across your site when i tried to search for the way to wash vegetables before we cook. I’m living in Myanmar, a small country in south east Asia. I don’t have the time to cook for myself and i always have to buy the food from the restaurant. That’s what made me concern about the food that i eat everyday. Were they washed or cooked properly? I’m sure they won’t wash the vegetable as much as we do when we cook at our home. Ten years ago, farmers in my country didn’t use pesticides that much because it was expensive and mostly imported from Thailand, but nowaday, pesticides from China market is very easy to access and the price is also very cheap for the farmer. This makes almost all of the farm in the country use the pesticides widely. As the political situation just getting started to change in a good way, though the government aware of this issue and trying to work on it with some smalls steps, they still can’t give much afford to take care of it yet since there are so many priorities they have to do in the first place. So, we hardly have organic fruits or vegetables in the market near our place. All we can do is just wash them properly with lots of water as much as we can. I know washing won’t be enough, but that’s the only thing we can do for the moment unless we have our own farm to produce organic vegetables. :) What i really want to say is that the market in my country and yours is very different and supporting organic farms is still a very initiative step for us. Environmentalists in my country are trying to educate people about the harmfulness of the pesticides and hopefully farmers will aware this issue in a very near future. Anyway, thanks for your tips and story.

]]> By: Doreen http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-3758 Doreen Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:07:36 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-3758 Robin - I do understand. It truly isn't economically feasible for some families and that was the reason for my first post too. OneGreenMommy - I absolutely understand your points as well. "We can only do what we can do!" I sometimes have difficulty finding organics too, and being a busy mom, running all over creation hoping to find all the organics we need in our neighborhood can be really time consuming. We can only do our best! (mattresses included!) smilinggreenmom - and I "third" that! :) Dave - agreed... anything and everything we can buy is a step in the right direction. Robin – I do understand. It truly isn’t economically feasible for some families and that was the reason for my first post too.

OneGreenMommy – I absolutely understand your points as well. “We can only do what we can do!” I sometimes have difficulty finding organics too, and being a busy mom, running all over creation hoping to find all the organics we need in our neighborhood can be really time consuming. We can only do our best! (mattresses included!)

smilinggreenmom – and I “third” that! :)

Dave – agreed… anything and everything we can buy is a step in the right direction.

]]> By: Dave Urban http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 Dave Urban Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:12:28 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-3742 Doreen, your point is well made about lessening the demand for organics by choosing regular food or products. I tell people that every dollar spent on organic food, organic clothing, or sustainably-developed products, is a dollar NOT spent on the other stuff. Buying organic, even if it is just a little, helps move the needle towards sustainability. The organic movement is growing every day, and more power to it!. .-= Dave Urban´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.robjuszak.com/Bamboo-Rayon-T-Shirts-For-Men-B100.htm?categoryId=1" rel="nofollow">Bamboo Rayon T-Shirts For Men</a> =-. Doreen, your point is well made about lessening the demand for organics by choosing regular food or products. I tell people that every dollar spent on organic food, organic clothing, or sustainably-developed products, is a dollar NOT spent on the other stuff. Buying organic, even if it is just a little, helps move the needle towards sustainability. The organic movement is growing every day, and more power to it!.
.-= Dave Urban´s last blog ..Bamboo Rayon T-Shirts For Men =-.

]]> By: smilinggreenmom http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-3739 smilinggreenmom Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:50:21 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-3739 I second "onegreenmommy" Doreen...we all do what we can! This is a journey :) .-= smilinggreenmom´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Smilinggreenmom/~3/nDmKLctauro/" rel="nofollow">Friday Friends~Meet Casey!</a> =-. I second “onegreenmommy” Doreen…we all do what we can! This is a journey :)
.-= smilinggreenmom´s last blog ..Friday Friends~Meet Casey! =-.

]]> By: OneGreenMommy http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-3736 OneGreenMommy Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:21:44 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-3736 I think both posts were relevant as it's not always an option either financially or geographically to get the produce you want organically. In a perfect world - yes! And I am someone who makes the extra effort and still has trouble with it. For instance, I can't get some of the fruit that my kids will eat regularly in organic at the stores near me. It pains me to buy non-organic blueberries, but if it's my only option, what do I do? Don't be hard on yourself Doreen! it is a process. And unless we all have unlimited income, we can't all make every healthy change at once (hence my flame-retardant laden mattresses). I do agree that supporting organic farming is he best thing! But I also think we do what we can, one step at a time, to make the world a better place -- even our little steps are better than no steps! .-= OneGreenMommy´s last blog ..<a href="http://onegreenmommy.blogspot.com/2009/10/maple-syrup.html" rel="nofollow">Maple Syrup</a> =-. I think both posts were relevant as it’s not always an option either financially or geographically to get the produce you want organically. In a perfect world – yes! And I am someone who makes the extra effort and still has trouble with it. For instance, I can’t get some of the fruit that my kids will eat regularly in organic at the stores near me. It pains me to buy non-organic blueberries, but if it’s my only option, what do I do? Don’t be hard on yourself Doreen! it is a process. And unless we all have unlimited income, we can’t all make every healthy change at once (hence my flame-retardant laden mattresses). I do agree that supporting organic farming is he best thing! But I also think we do what we can, one step at a time, to make the world a better place — even our little steps are better than no steps!
.-= OneGreenMommy´s last blog ..Maple Syrup =-.

]]> By: Robin M http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-3735 Robin M Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:13:29 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-3735 Even though all you said is true and we garden and buy organically, my (adult) kids are so in straits with this economy, it is almost impossible for them to buy more than maybe one organic item. It's a catch-22. But thanks for putting this out there. .-= Robin M´s last blog ..<a href="http://robinmullet.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/filet-friday-2/" rel="nofollow">Filet Friday</a> =-. Even though all you said is true and we garden and buy organically, my (adult) kids are so in straits with this economy, it is almost impossible for them to buy more than maybe one organic item. It’s a catch-22. But thanks for putting this out there.
.-= Robin M´s last blog ..Filet Friday =-.

]]> By: Doreen http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-3734 Doreen Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:20:15 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-3734 will - ... and thanks being willing to call a foul. I always encourage honest opinions, even if they are critical! will – … and thanks being willing to call a foul. I always encourage honest opinions, even if they are critical!

]]> By: william bezek http://www.momgoesgreen.com/the-full-story-of-pesticides-and-produce/comment-page-1/#comment-3733 william bezek Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:14:55 +0000 http://www.momgoesgreen.com/?p=5651#comment-3733 Doreen, Thank you for taking the time to re examine this issue after my prodding, I think this post is much more realistic. Believe me, I truly wish it were as easy as a salt water bath! .-= william bezek´s last blog ..<a href="http://williambezek.blogspot.com/2009/10/frolicking-with-dead.html" rel="nofollow">Frolicking with the Dead</a> =-. Doreen, Thank you for taking the time to re examine this issue after my prodding, I think this post is much more realistic. Believe me, I truly wish it were as easy as a salt water bath!
.-= william bezek´s last blog ..Frolicking with the Dead =-.

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