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Carol's avatar

Now why didn’t I think of that!!

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Carol's avatar

Had absolutely no idea, perhaps I’ll just stop eating. I suspect cockroaches already rule.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Maybe just eat cockroaches

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Ann Stanton's avatar

I had no idea about the beans, potatoes...even beets? It's even worse than I thought. Brings back thoughts to that ancient text about being kicked out of paradise. No, a god isn't doing it; humans are doing it to ourselves. And it's "knowledge" that is doing it.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Yeah, me neither until I research desiccant use.

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Randy Loew's avatar

The opposable photos should have depicted a cemetery using glyphosate verses an organic farm. We are killing ourselves slowly!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Good one. Maybe we treat the dead better.

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Edie Shedd's avatar

Ugh! Thanks for the info. I'm changing to organic flour!

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Amy Letter's avatar

Holy shit!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

I pass Roundup-ed fields every day and it is such a blight on lovely land and the people who tend it. When first i heard about its use as a desiccant, I actually called up King Arthur Flour, and they confirmed that their non-organic flour has been treated.

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Edie Shedd's avatar

You taught me even more about roundup, and it's just horrifying. We used it when it first came out,but stopped as soon as we heard how bad it is. Good job,Terry!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Yeah, I used it once ,too, to tackle an infestation of bishop's weed (aka goutweed), which seemed singularly unimpressed. When it's all over for earth, cockroaches and goutweed will reign.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

I thought i knew its downsides until I heard about its use a a desiccant. I actually called King Arthur Flour and they confirmed that their non-organic flour had been Roundup-ed.

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