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Pesticides Here In Canada & The USA

George Walters — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:28:16 +0000

For years now I have written on subjects relating to my life growing up in a a country setting. The joys, hardships, all kinds of things, that, well made a fellow feel good. Any ways, here is what I would like you, the readers to take a look at, my feelings on things that is going wrong here in Canada, but not only here, in the USA too. I would like to say a few words on what is happening here in our world today relating to our Honey Bees, Health, and the Food we eat.
First off growing up on a dairy farm, then moving on to a fruit farm I have seen and witnessed a lot of happenings relating to the use of pesticides in our country. I won’t get into a major discussion here, but I would like to touch on a few items.
First off, the Honey Bees in my eyes are dying because of the systemic pesticides they are using. A systemic pesticide moves inside a plant upward and outward in other words from the roots to the flower on top, which in turn poisons pollen and nectar in the flowers, which in turn insects ingest and get covered with the pesticides while feeding on the plants, and after a short time they then start to slowly die. This is the reason we are seeing the bees disappearing from their hives. They in reality aren’t disappearing, they are dying before they get back to their hives. Simple as that and for the life of me I can not see why folks have not been able to pick up on this. If I was to guess I would say that we are being dictated to by the huge corporations that these chemicals are safe. They are not safe at all.
Why are more folks getting cancer than ever before, along with a lot of other diseases. Again it’s right there in front of you, it’s all the
poisons that is in our food. There is much more happening with the GMO seeds genetically-modified (GM) crops — and the pesticides and herbicides that accompany them, and once they have been unleashed I am afraid the out come will cause great harm to us an everything living on this planet.
Folks want that magic pill to cure everything from a sliver, to the worst of all diseases. It isn’t going to happen, and the proof is out there, just a lot choose not to see what is right in front of them. I have been trying to tell folks for years now of what is happening, speaking at different places, writing articles in papers, on television, radio and magazines. Has it helped, well in some ways yes and in some no.
Today folks minds are easily swayed into believing in all kinds of
things, and unfortunately most isn’t is good for us.
Just the other day I went for a drive up Highway 522 heading west to Highway 69 and what do I see? All along the side of the road plants all dead. Spraying took place killing everything in site. Now I see in the paper they are planning to spray selective herbicides around Nipissing &District to control the undergrowth. Selective herbicides kill specific plants leaving others unharmed. Sounds impressive but it is not.
First off in my eyes there is no reason on earth that this should be done. Don’t they realize that eventually this herbicide will get into our lakes, streams and eventually into our drinking water. Not to forget about all the critters and insects that eat these plants that they are going to kill or make darn sick, including ourselves.
To do what they are doing doesn’t make sense to say the least and if we don’t soon stand up for what is right, we will all pay dearly in the coming years. It is happening now and in the future it will get worse, if we don’t do something, now.
Cancer will expand and if let go we will all perish. I know some would
say I am a skeptic. I am not though, I am just an old farmer and columnist that grew up, through the best of times and the worst of times and have seen it all, to date anyways.
Well I have had my say, I wish I could do more, but it seems I am limited, but I will keep on talking to folks and doing what I can, hoping maybe, just maybe a few of you will take up the stand too.
One last thing. Here is one of many visions that came to me one night while sleeping.

“The Important Things In Life, Are Unfortunately Never Seen By Most.”

Our Monarch Butterflies & GMO Food

George Walters — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:44:17 +0000

For years folks have enjoyed the fluttering wings of the Monarch butterfly gracefully spreading its joy around the world, at no cost to us; pollinating crops with out ever complaining, not even once. Now though they are on the decline slowly dying a pain full death. The Monarchs love milk weed plants as it needs them to reproduce and is the only plant that their young can feed on. Today though the pesticides in GM modified plants are spreading to the milkweed plants and killing them, in turn the Monarchs are slowly dying and if left to continue they will soon all be gone. What a shame, a small lovely critter that dedicates its life to helping us now being destroyed by the big money hungry companies of the world today. My opinion only.

Hungary destroys all GMO maize fields

George Walters — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:29:26 +0000

Some 400 hectares of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar said. The GMO maize has been ploughed under, said Lajos Bognar, but pollen has not spread from the maize, he added. Unlike several EU members, GMO seeds are banned in Hungary.

Another country that has seen the light. Hope more will come on board in the near future.

More On GMO Seeds In The News Today

George Walters — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:16:50 +0000

Interesting article below. Shows just what will happen if and when they keep promoting these GMO Seeds across the country. I am telling you folks this is not a good thing. They are trying to do to the plants now exactly what they have done to us humans.

Thanks to a recent admission by the USDA that it does not have the regulatory framework to even regulate GMOs, the world of biotech is set to unleash a tidal wave of genetically modified seed upon us. The upshot of all this is not merely the astonishing lack of regulation now being admitted by the USDA (which always sided with the biotech industry anyway, so what’s new?), but the cause-and-effect results we may soon see. We could be looking at a wave of superweeds spreading across America.

These superweeds will be the baddest, toughest and most chemically-resistant weeds our world has ever seen. They develop as mutant derivatives of the mass spraying of RoundUp chemicals across lawns. In much the same way that superbugs develop in the presence of widespread antibiotics abuse, superweeds, develop in the presence of widespread glyphosate abuse (http://www.businessinsider.com/gene…).

And of course once these superweeds take over America’s sidewalks, driveways and lawns, there will be cries for newer, stronger chemical products to kill those superweeds, too. And who will come to the rescue? Monsanto, of course… the very same company that produces RoundUp and thereby contributed to the problem in the first place.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/033022_Scotts_Miracle-Gro_GMO_seeds.html#ixzz1SSULZ4Oj

Milk Weed is Out In Blossom Here In Port Loring

George Walters — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:23:48 +0000

Milk weed has been around for years and has a wide range of uses if one chooses to go natural. For one thing the Monarch butterflies just love them and if your interested having them near or around your home this is the plant or herb some call them, to plant. One great use is the white milk that comes from them when broken, removes warts, moles and things like that. Great plant for sure. Eating them are not recommended any more, as more evidence has proved them not safe to eat. Myself I think they taste bitter and best left alone on the eating side. They sure do smell nice when out in bloom though, which they are now here in Port Loring. So make sure when you are passing by one or two, to take a second and give them a smell. You will be glad you did. Click Picture To Enlarge