Comments on: Sustainable Agriculture: Eat Your Fruits And Vegetables http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/ No Diets, No Cardio, No Excuses Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: What's Causing Honey Bees To Disappear – And Why You Should Care http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-8274 What's Causing Honey Bees To Disappear – And Why You Should Care Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:29:20 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-8274 [...] When I was a kid, my Dad raised honey bees.  I eventually got interested enough to ask about keeping my own hive, and for a few years we did this together.  We  “robbed” the hives and extracted our own honey, which we bottled and consumed.  So, I have an interest in honey bees.  Now, honey bees are starting to disappear in record numbers, with entire colonies simply vanishing.  I started thinking about this after reading this article on sustainable primal agriculture. [...] [...] When I was a kid, my Dad raised honey bees.  I eventually got interested enough to ask about keeping my own hive, and for a few years we did this together.  We  “robbed” the hives and extracted our own honey, which we bottled and consumed.  So, I have an interest in honey bees.  Now, honey bees are starting to disappear in record numbers, with entire colonies simply vanishing.  I started thinking about this after reading this article on sustainable primal agriculture. [...]

]]> By: BA Mike http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7848 BA Mike Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:52:34 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7848 Wow that's an amazing list - I love the calories / acreage thing, I'm not sure if anyone's done that recently. +1 for creativity. Why isnt' there a fruit and vegetable lobby as strong as the corn/sugar/grain lobby?! Wow that’s an amazing list – I love the calories / acreage thing, I’m not sure if anyone’s done that recently. +1 for creativity.

Why isnt’ there a fruit and vegetable lobby as strong as the corn/sugar/grain lobby?!

]]> By: Zach http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7816 Zach Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:34:09 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7816 Scott, This series that you are in the middle of synthesizes so many elements, and asks (and is answering) some of the most important questions, one of which is "Can everyone on earth eat like this or are we doomed to disease-causing agricultural subsidies on grains to feed the masses?" Truly, there are people (and I suspect that I was one of them before switching to a paleo diet) that use the flimsy "fact" that all of humanity can't just eat fruits, vegetables and meat (e.g., it's not sustainable) as an unfounded excuse to continue eating and behaving in an unhealthy manner. This series is a great foundation on which to counter this excuse with rational thought. Again, these last 2 posts (on fruit/vegies & meat production) are high on my top 10 list of links to refer people to when introducing them to paleo/evolutionary living and having to answer all of the obligatory "but" questions. Looking forward to the next installment. Scott,
This series that you are in the middle of synthesizes so many elements, and asks (and is answering) some of the most important questions, one of which is “Can everyone on earth eat like this or are we doomed to disease-causing agricultural subsidies on grains to feed the masses?”

Truly, there are people (and I suspect that I was one of them before switching to a paleo diet) that use the flimsy “fact” that all of humanity can’t just eat fruits, vegetables and meat (e.g., it’s not sustainable) as an unfounded excuse to continue eating and behaving in an unhealthy manner. This series is a great foundation on which to counter this excuse with rational thought.

Again, these last 2 posts (on fruit/vegies & meat production) are high on my top 10 list of links to refer people to when introducing them to paleo/evolutionary living and having to answer all of the obligatory “but” questions. Looking forward to the next installment.

]]> By: Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7750 Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:54:56 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7750 Hi Scott, In terms of species, I did a little research on the internet, so I know what the common ones look like. If in doubt, I don't eat them, but take a sample for later investigation. I also tend to eat only a couple of berries even when I believe them to be edible, just in case I have a reaction. If I don't, then next time I can eat more. On these occasions I also take a sample with me in case I need to present them to a medical person if something goes wrong! As an aside, many of the so-called edible berries only taste any good if boiled up into a jam with sugar, so that kinda rules those out! In terms of quality, I tend to avoid any that are too close to busy roads, for obvious reasons. M. Hi Scott,

In terms of species, I did a little research on the internet, so I know what the common ones look like. If in doubt, I don’t eat them, but take a sample for later investigation. I also tend to eat only a couple of berries even when I believe them to be edible, just in case I have a reaction. If I don’t, then next time I can eat more. On these occasions I also take a sample with me in case I need to present them to a medical person if something goes wrong!

As an aside, many of the so-called edible berries only taste any good if boiled up into a jam with sugar, so that kinda rules those out!

In terms of quality, I tend to avoid any that are too close to busy roads, for obvious reasons.

M.

]]> By: skustes http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7743 skustes Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:04:36 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7743 Rafi, That's interesting. What does it mean though? Fruits and vegetables? Grains? Meat? Michael, I think part of the problem is the notion that grains are essential. Once we all learn that, the food system can change. Wayne, Thanks! Methuselah, good information. That's quite a load of berries. How do you make sure the plants you're eating are fit for consumption? Cheers Scott Rafi, That’s interesting. What does it mean though? Fruits and vegetables? Grains? Meat?

Michael, I think part of the problem is the notion that grains are essential. Once we all learn that, the food system can change.

Wayne, Thanks!

Methuselah, good information. That’s quite a load of berries. How do you make sure the plants you’re eating are fit for consumption?

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7731 Methuselah - Pay Now Live Later Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:18:08 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7731 Hi Guys, I think a really interesting angle on this is wild food. I have been picking berries on a daily basis for the last few weeks and it has almost removed the need to buy fruit! There are fruit and berries everywhere in the UK at this time of year. I picked <a href='http://www.twitpic.com/df04u' rel="nofollow">this lot</a> in 20 minutes. If I had a bigger freezer I could probably store enough to get me through the winter if I worked on it. I have mainly been picking blackberries and bilberries but there are many more edible types and I have my eye on a plum tree I expect to ripen soon. ...and I have not even started to explore other wild foods like fungi or killing my own game. In terms of food wastage it seems like the wild food we ignore each day on the way to go food shopping represent just as much waste as the food we buy and don't eat... Hi Guys,

I think a really interesting angle on this is wild food. I have been picking berries on a daily basis for the last few weeks and it has almost removed the need to buy fruit!

There are fruit and berries everywhere in the UK at this time of year. I picked this lot in 20 minutes. If I had a bigger freezer I could probably store enough to get me through the winter if I worked on it. I have mainly been picking blackberries and bilberries but there are many more edible types and I have my eye on a plum tree I expect to ripen soon.

…and I have not even started to explore other wild foods like fungi or killing my own game. In terms of food wastage it seems like the wild food we ignore each day on the way to go food shopping represent just as much waste as the food we buy and don’t eat…

]]> By: Wayne http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7709 Wayne Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:40:47 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7709 Thanks for the great information Mike an Scott! I put a link to your info on the BRAEA web site. Thanks for the great information Mike an Scott! I put a link to your info on the BRAEA web site.

]]> By: Michael - The Fat Loss Authority http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7700 Michael - The Fat Loss Authority Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:09:41 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7700 Where was this information 15 years ago when I was sitting in my high school geography class? Scary stuff, thanks for putting it all together. Mike Where was this information 15 years ago when I was sitting in my high school geography class?

Scary stuff, thanks for putting it all together.

Mike

]]> By: skustes http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7682 skustes Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:28:56 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7682 I think it's working now. I think it’s working now.

]]> By: Mike OD http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2009/08/10/sustainable-agriculture-eat-fruits-vegetables/comment-page-1/#comment-7681 Mike OD Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:24:44 +0000 http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/?p=10781#comment-7681 @ Ricardo - thanks for the heads up....looking into it as we speak....not sure why it went down. @ Ricardo – thanks for the heads up….looking into it as we speak….not sure why it went down.

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