tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508984726672877916.post3557648190755006164..comments2023-10-04T02:24:08.790-07:00Comments on Institute of Jurassic Technology: Wallet guide to pesticide levels in fruits -- avocado surpriseBpaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10009087847894914228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508984726672877916.post-63723208839899804092008-07-12T11:27:00.000-07:002008-07-12T11:27:00.000-07:00ya ..... what he said.and i love beets, but brusse...ya ..... what he said.<BR/>and i love beets, but brussels sprouts not so muchIciyapi Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364463398506701611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508984726672877916.post-37414659638548600882008-07-12T08:29:00.000-07:002008-07-12T08:29:00.000-07:00I'm deeply disappointed to see that they failed to...I'm deeply disappointed to see that they failed to rank either beets of brussels sprouts. Apparently they do not care about the health and safety of the 17 people in the US who like these vegetables (a group that includes me).<BR/><BR/>There are a number of serious issues related to current agricultural practice. Besides the obvious one -- we are poisoning ourselves and our environment -- the current petroleum crisis is driving a renewed interest in sustainability. Current practice favors big agribusiness, which in turn has completely embraced high yield non-organic methods.<BR/>The lack of cheap petroleum will put agribusiness in a bind in a number of ways. Petroleum, directly or indirectly, is an critical piece of their business, both in the production of many of the non-organic compounds used and because our system of food delivery is based on long-distance transport.<BR/><BR/>Proponents of organic practice cite studies in support of the view that well executed sustainable practice can match or exceed the production capacities of non-organic practice over time. One component of the "over time" bit is that it takes a number of years to return to current yeilds after switching certain methodologies (e.g., no-till farming).<BR/><BR/>The exhaustion of petroleum supplies is not going to allow much more time to make the switch. If we are going to avoid HUGE famines, we must switch our food production and delivery systems over to sustainable practice NOW -- assuming it is not already too late.Stu Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307685504238037394noreply@blogger.com