Hi Elaine, If I may contribute something to this thread.. Generally, if harvesting greens, it is best to take leaf (no more than one third of the plant at...
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travelerinthyme
May 2, 2011 2:46 pm
Chenopodium (lambs quarters, quinoa, goosefoot, good king henry, etc.). I don't know what variety grows here in Texas, Chenopodium alba, I think, but it does...
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travelerinthyme
May 2, 2011 2:47 pm
Wind, water, and solar power all cost more to produce than they put out, alas, which is why we use petroleum and nuclear power in the first place. The...
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Peter Ellis
istracpsboss
May 2, 2011 4:19 pm
... Yes. Whereas conventional power stations produce power continually, with options to raise and lower production according to demand, windfarms only produce...
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Gail Lloyd
gardenchick1949
May 2, 2011 4:51 pm
    Nutrition is widely controversial, we know that from all that’s been written so far on this post (some pretty good pros & cons, by the way).You...
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Peter Ellis
istracpsboss
May 2, 2011 5:53 pm
... With no particular axe to grind, it may simply be due to the vegetarians being focussed more on health issues and looking after themselves more, ...
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Matthew Sleigh
matthew_sleigh
May 3, 2011 1:39 am
Hi Marcia, On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 10:42 PM, travelerinthyme ... Where do you get this information ? I remember that back in the 1970's a study was done that...
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john willis
wilf1946@...
May 3, 2011 6:50 am
Hi Steve, Of course it is possible to keep livestock sustainably but only on a small scale; the system you mention could not be extended globally and probably...
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john willis
wilf1946@...
May 3, 2011 6:50 am
Hi Gail, But animals includes insects and bacteria so if stuff grown in the soil (proper soil not impoverished by chemicals) is eaten without obsessive...
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Infowolf1@...
infowolf1
May 3, 2011 6:51 am
flywheels, battery banks, etc. Christine In a message dated 5/2/2011 6:03:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, matthew@... writes: so windfarms...
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Infowolf1@...
infowolf1
May 3, 2011 6:52 am
I am developing a theory, that like endorphin production slows or ceases when the body is exposed to the endorphin relative opiates, and has to restart, so ...
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Bekki Shining Bearhea...
bekki@...
May 3, 2011 6:52 am
Thanks Matthew for setting the record straight. There are a lot of myths out there reagrding alternative energy. It really comes down to the profits that...
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Elaine Sommers
elainesommers44
May 3, 2011 7:37 am
Hi Steve and Traveler, thank you for your replies. At the moment I am eating as I'm weeding in the allotment. Eating fat hen whilst weeding the spinach! They...
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david.keltie@...
davekeltieuk
May 3, 2011 8:32 am
Strangely, I'm 65 years old, do regular physical work and never visit the doctor either. Yet I've eaten meat all my life...... Dangerous to use a sample of one...
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Michael Porter
michaels4gar...
May 3, 2011 10:31 am
"The human digestive tract is much longer than that of a carnivore suggesting we are built to eat something different." Â Pigs have a longer digestive tract...
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Michael Porter
michaels4gar...
May 3, 2011 10:50 am
Of course it is possible to keep livestock sustainably but only on a small scale; the system you mention could not be extended globally and probably not even...
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Peter Ellis
istracpsboss
May 3, 2011 10:59 am
... It may also be genetic. I'm 64 in a week or two and on my last heart check up, my all clear was accompanied by a comment about it being despite being a...
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fran k
frank_bowman
May 3, 2011 1:48 pm
personally I think what everyones missing is the fish shellfish and water plant area, of the missing aspects of taurine, b12, and omega 3 6 and 9 fatty acids,...
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Steph in Montana
race2horses
May 3, 2011 2:31 pm
... this is my first post to this list. I am very interested in the discussions and they have lead me to next world TV... Go through this sight and see what...
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Gail Lloyd
gardenchick1949
May 3, 2011 2:56 pm
This is really cool. I did an internship in Germany for a month about 10 years ago and green roofs are all the rage over there. They're big in Chicago,...
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peter wheat
peter_wheat
May 3, 2011 3:12 pm
Hi Elaine, For the leaf curd try: http://hackneypermaculture.org.uk/2009/04/19/making-leaf-curd-from-lime-tree-leaves/ Without a "machine" you need a source of...
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Gail Lloyd
gardenchick1949
May 3, 2011 3:13 pm
I think it's great that you're in such good health in spite of smoking - you're an anatomical wonder! Vegemite and Marmite do have B vit's, though...
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travelerinthyme
May 3, 2011 3:56 pm
Given dry weather,it's easy to dry most herbs and also chenopodium by tying bunches by the stems and hanging them upside down. Our house is dusty because we...
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Peter Ellis
istracpsboss
May 3, 2011 5:08 pm
Hey Gail ! You've started something now ! That website goes further http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Vegetarian The Wikipaedia article seemed to think there...
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Steph in Montana
race2horses
May 4, 2011 6:15 am
Hi all, seems like I talk in websights. This doctor does nutritional typing for free. His method is very good and I got rid of my psoriasis by taking his...
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Gail Lloyd
gardenchick1949
May 4, 2011 6:28 pm
I don't buy the fact that our digestive tract is different from another animal, and therefore that proves that we should or should not be carnivores. Our ...
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Gail Lloyd
gardenchick1949
May 4, 2011 6:36 pm
Peter, Any time a vitamin or mineral is added to a food, it is almost always synthetic (man-made) unless it specifically says that it's from dehydrated...
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Peter Ellis
istracpsboss
May 4, 2011 6:47 pm
... Hi Gail Best thing I did in my life. For anyone liking food this place, Istria, is brilliant. We get good local produce as well as growing our own, picking...
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Gail Lloyd
gardenchick1949
May 5, 2011 2:45 pm
I agree totally that your food should be grown in soil without the use of chemicals of any kind, just using compost and natural fertilizers (fish emulsion,...
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pinigardens
May 5, 2011 3:41 pm
Hi There, just to throw some spin around. Was just watching a documentary on National Geographic where Hippos ( vegetarian) were observed hunting and killing...
