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paulsby

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Fri Jul-10-09 07:50 PM
Response to Reply #31

32. my mind is still opened vis a vis GMO

i really have not seen any compelling reasons, based on what i have read, to be against them. still parsing the data

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-An example of what's wrong with American food.	hedgehog	Jul-10-09 03:22 PM	#0
- so true. natural foods are no comparison.	PretzelWarrior	Jul-10-09 03:23 PM	#1
- So true. That's why when you travel in Europe, the food is sooo much better.	glowing	Jul-10-09 03:29 PM	#2
- SOmeone mentioned "Swiss" cheese to my husband's co-worker	hedgehog	Jul-10-09 03:42 PM	#9
- when I was travelling in Spain and Italy, the easiest thing to grab and go	glowing	Jul-10-09 04:02 PM	#17
- You're not the only one!	Retrograde	Jul-11-09 04:46 PM	#52
- Even in Japan, which has plenty of processed food, there's an emphasis	Lydia Leftcoast	Jul-10-09 07:29 PM	#28
- not true	paulsby	Jul-10-09 05:33 PM	#19
- You are so right	conscious evolution	Jul-10-09 06:58 PM	#22
- it's interesting that you mention chain restaurants	paulsby	Jul-10-09 07:02 PM	#23
- Did you know in Europe there is no GMO foods. Did you know that McDonald's	glowing	Jul-10-09 07:19 PM	#26
- even in america, some mcdonald's	paulsby	Jul-10-09 07:34 PM	#29
- Ok. I guess I'm not a strict I love America type of person. there are good	glowing	Jul-10-09 07:47 PM	#31
- my mind is still opened vis a vis GMO	paulsby	Jul-10-09 07:50 PM	#32
- Check out Monsanto. As a person who had to study them for my environmental science	glowing	Jul-10-09 07:53 PM	#33
- whether or not they are good	paulsby	Jul-10-09 07:58 PM	#34
- The costs are higher when you mess with genetics and producing seedless	glowing	Jul-10-09 08:33 PM	#35
- and if that's the case	paulsby	Jul-10-09 08:34 PM	#36
- You have to wonder why they lobby so hard to keep labeling off of foods?	glowing	Jul-10-09 09:19 PM	#38
- europe took away choice	paulsby	Jul-10-09 09:32 PM	#39
- One of the problems with GMO	conscious evolution	Jul-11-09 07:17 AM	#41
- That reminds me of my trip to Germany a dozen years ago...	GoCubsGo	Jul-11-09 12:35 PM	#47
- It depends a lot on just where you are in the USA..	Fumesucker	Jul-10-09 07:24 PM	#27
- and the same is true in other countries	paulsby	Jul-10-09 07:36 PM	#30
- There is public transportation in most of Europe..	Fumesucker	Jul-10-09 08:48 PM	#37
- Do a search for Community Supported Agriculture and see if you can find a farmer near you	csziggy	Jul-10-09 10:52 PM	#40
- Where in Atlanta are you?	Dulcinea	Jul-11-09 09:47 AM	#43
- Dekalb Farmers Market	conscious evolution	Jul-11-09 04:48 PM	#53
- My brother and I find that when we go to Brazil (he lives there), we lose	Nay	Jul-10-09 05:55 PM	#20
- i agree	paulsby	Jul-10-09 07:06 PM	#24
- I should have been clearer. I was talking about restaurant food in Brazil.	Nay	Jul-11-09 09:18 AM	#42
- I experienced that in Morocco	Orangeone	Jul-11-09 04:36 PM	#49
- unprocessed food anywhere is healthier for the human body.	dysfunctional press	Jul-11-09 04:46 PM	#51
- is england part of europe?	dysfunctional press	Jul-11-09 04:45 PM	#50
- mmmmmm...tommorrow I think I'll have me a bowl of lindt chocolate!	yawnmaster	Jul-10-09 03:33 PM	#3
- This is why	Tangerine LaBamba	Jul-10-09 03:33 PM	#4
- Nothing has any flavor anymore. Bite into a grocery store strawberry	hedgehog	Jul-10-09 03:39 PM	#7
- You are so right about strawberries...	CoffeeCat	Jul-10-09 03:44 PM	#11
- Fresh berries really only have a shelf life of 24 -48 hours.	hedgehog	Jul-10-09 03:50 PM	#15
- The fruits and veggies grown by commercial farms are chosen for their ability to ship and	Arkansas Granny	Jul-10-09 03:45 PM	#12
- Right -	Tangerine LaBamba	Jul-10-09 04:01 PM	#16
- OH how true! I remember the taste of a great breaded pork chop	napi21	Jul-10-09 03:37 PM	#5
- You sound like my next door neighbor	Warpy	Jul-10-09 03:38 PM	#6
- That made me feel sick. :-( nt	Liquorice	Jul-10-09 04:16 PM	#18
- I also have a backyard flock and the thought of factory farming and breeding chickens	Mrs. Overall	Jul-10-09 03:41 PM	#8
- Obama's platform mentioned this back during the primaries.	hedgehog	Jul-10-09 03:43 PM	#10
- Obama's appointments	rollingrock	Jul-10-09 06:36 PM	#21
- Roosevelt selected Joe Kennedy to keep on eye on the stock market.	hedgehog	Jul-11-09 11:29 AM	#45
- You've gotta bathe them in chlorine fecal water like our meat industry does	valerief	Jul-10-09 03:45 PM	#13
- The joys of factory farming.	flvegan	Jul-10-09 03:48 PM	#14
- And those pink rubber ball tomatoes, ack	charlie	Jul-10-09 07:15 PM	#25
- "Traditional" chicken recipes need to be modified for these birds ...	eppur_se_muova	Jul-11-09 10:21 AM	#44
- and one chicken lasts two people an awfully long time	Retrograde	Jul-11-09 04:52 PM	#54
- YES!	HOLOS	Jul-11-09 11:32 AM	#46
- Deleted message	Name removed	Jul-11-09 12:38 PM	#48
- Our backyard flock says HI.	bvar22	Jul-11-09 04:58 PM	#55

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