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♪alt13 said:
Why brew beer? Sounds like a lot of work.
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So I can drink good beer. You gonna eat your lawn?

Just a light hearted jab. Trying to feel better about my back yard jungle / stray cat habitat.
 
Howard said:
I'm not sure what this has to do with what you quoted from me. But honestly, if you're scared of eating BC your food might have pesticides on it, you're missing the point. All foods have a very, very small amount of toxins in them, natural and synthetic (organic foods actually have more toxins in them, believe that was in a study done by Ames). The chances of you getting sick from those are incredibly small. Like, it doesn't happen. Rare.



Well apparently I was wrong, people just can't sell it.

Sounds like a dumb law from the EU. How did you become a jazz fan in Estonia?
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No, you're not going to get sick, but over the long term they may be resulting in increases in cancer -- like radiation exposure. Long term, low-level exposure can result in cancer; it has a cumulative effect, like x-rays from the sun. I know it's very controversial, and if you're not a scientist, it's hard to know who to believe, especially when there are scientists on both sides.

About the soil -- I saw this film "Symphony of the Soil" that discusses the harmful effects of GMO cultivation on topsoil. Because the pesticides / herbicides kill everything but the GMO plant, it ruins the ecosystem and the natural elements that create the soil. You also say you can use less pesticides / herbicides in cultivating GMOs -- since you're a farmer, you ought to know, but I have read that it's also spurred the growth of superweeds, resulting in the need for larger doses of pesticides / herbicides. Believe me, it's hard to know who to believe. It's a war of words, a propaganda war out there.
 
Gameface said:
So I can drink good beer. You gonna eat your lawn?

Just a light hearted jab. Trying to feel better about my back yard jungle / stray cat habitat.
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Howard said:
He's gonna eat his garden. ;)
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Sure function matters and so does form. I'm proud of my lilac that I've trained to fit into an awkward space just a GF is proud of his shiny new brew station. Both form and function are really beside the point if we are being honest. I am not the greatest gardener and GF is not the greatest brewer. I could find a local farmer to provide me with better produce and GF could go to the liquor store and have fantastic beer imported. The truth of what we are after is a connection to our natural self. The creation and enjoyment of something created by your own hands is profoundly satisfying.(even if it is second rate)
 
♪alt13 said:
Sure function matters and so does form. I'm proud of my lilac that I've trained to fit into an awkward space just a GF is proud of his shiny new brew station. Both form and function are really beside the point if we are being honest. I am not the greatest gardener and GF is not the greatest brewer. I could find a local farmer to provide me with better produce and GF could go to the liquor store and have fantastic beer imported. The truth of what we are after is a connection to our natural self. The creation and enjoyment of something created by your own hands is profoundly satisfying.(even if it is second rate)
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Very true.
 
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