I’m so sick of organic and conventional food issues right now that I’m about ready to go live in a cave, grow organic wheat and apples for the family and call it a day. Really. Blah. More on this later though. Right now I’m too keyed up to write so just a quick FYI…
The Thin Green Line reports, at the end of April, methyl iodide, “A pesticide so cancer-causing that it’s often used specifically to create cancer in rats for medical experiments was just proposed for approval for use on the state’s strawberry crop.” Sweet!
Smart people aren’t on board. According to CPR, a group of over 50 eminent scientists, including five Nobel Laureates, sent a letter of concern to U.S. EPA about the use of methyl iodide for strawberry crops citing all sorts of fun stuff like thyroid toxicity, permanent neurological damage and fetal losses.
Use of methyl iodide on strawberries has been proposed but won’t be finalized until public commenting on the proposal is closed. Learn more and learn where to send your comment at The Thin Green Line.
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BLECH. *shuddering* After hearing news like this, I contemplate either joining you in your cave or moving to the City of Eternal Spring and buying as much land as possible to start a sustainable farm or something. I’m angered by this and wish more people would read it. It seems news like this travels fast in ‘green’ circles but those outside of the circles are oblivious. Not only that, but they have no clue how and little interest to change it. I’m going to be sure to share this! It might not make a difference but at least I’ll know I tried to educate people.
Eek. “strawberry cancer” – those words just don’t go together.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
You could join me in my cave – a cave co-op! I’m so mad at organics right now that this is just the lame old tip of the iceberg though. The USDA is really pi**ing me off. Sorry, but they are. I’m glad you’re sharing this. If more people know maybe stuff like this can stop.
Yeah, it’s not so catchy as Starwberry Fields is it?
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