tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259975320197076756.post8372677718389707446..comments2022-03-29T18:35:41.352+03:00Comments on MY Pichka: This week's big news about meat and cancerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07225429443998178505noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259975320197076756.post-28751743694465870642015-11-11T20:38:29.304+02:002015-11-11T20:38:29.304+02:00It is shocking, and sad, how much energy is spent ...It is shocking, and sad, how much energy is spent to eradicate plants that are actually food sources:<br /><br />http://www.ediblewildfood.com/edible-weeds.aspx<br /><br />I have growing on our property many such plants such as: amaranth, bull thistle, chicory, lambs quarters, mallow, pig weed, sunflower, dandelion and others. All edible. And all considered "weeds" by most others, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259975320197076756.post-74308959002749430212015-11-03T10:17:04.041+02:002015-11-03T10:17:04.041+02:00Thank you, as always, for the interesting informat...Thank you, as always, for the interesting information! I (Michael) had no idea about amaranth and corn. <br /><br />70% of grain grown in wealthy countries goes to livestock (something we will write about in future posts). Even when it comes to our neighbors, most of the pumpkins, potatoes and corn in their gardens goes to their animals. So the scale on which this happens is very big. Just come Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225429443998178505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259975320197076756.post-73685256287763635972015-11-02T22:27:07.101+02:002015-11-02T22:27:07.101+02:00But wait, it gets worse.
Rather than grow Amaran...But wait, it gets worse. <br /><br />Rather than grow Amaranth, a nutritious leafy vegetable and cereal loaded with vitamins, protein and minerals including Zinc (and also gluten free for those that care about such things):<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth#Nutritional_value<br /><br />We humans have instead decided to grow corn as a staple corp. Corn which requires massive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com