mamapug, Anything anyone may post someone will say you are wrong. Now someone come and say I am wrong. Yours Hank
cking...@nycap.rr.com wrote: On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:09:02 -0600, mamapug <mama...@netzero.net> wrote: > For what its worth, I recently saw a segment on a news program where they >showed that vegetables and fruits from 50 years ago, the year I was born, >BTW, were much higher in vitamins and minerals than things grown today. >I personally suspect the difference is in the way the fields are fertilized. I think this is a case of the macronutrients being replaced, but not the trace elements. Thus the the soil becomes depleted in elements that we may not even know about. Fertilizers such as fishmeal and seaweed contain ALL the elements from an undepleted source. >Back then much more animal manure was used, whereas today farmers use mostly >chemicals. 's funny. I've recently come across info that goes 180 degrees opposite, saying that manured crops and animals raised on them are NOT good for our health. Bothered me 'cause I always thought manure was great fertilizer. >Basically farmers are feeding the plants` growth, but not ours! >I also recall another program where they showed a field that was fertilized >on one side with chemicals, the other side with manure. When a flock of >sheep were turned in to graze, they all stayed on the manured side!! Dumb >animals?? Again, it's strange. I saw a similar example in Dr Jarvis' book claiming the opposite as proof that animals know that the manured feed was unhealthy. Maybe Wayne has some experience. >Where can we buy manure-fertilized produce? Lots of organic produce showing up in regular groceries now. Chuck If you jog in a jogging suit, lounge in lounging pajamas, and smoke in a smoking jacket, WHY would anyone want to wear a windbreaker?? -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>