Thursday, May 19, 2011

Exploding Melons????

I don't know about you but I have no interest in eating these melons....even if they hadn't exploded...yet another reason to know your farmer!

China - Acres of Exploding Watermelons - NY Times
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  1. RobinMay 19, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Boy, it seems that there is a chemical out there for just about everything!

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  2. *Ulrike*May 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    I saw that on the news the other day. At first I thought it was too much water, but then found out too much chemicals! I try not to buy anything grown somewhere else anymore. The old saying eat what is in season is my motto.

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  3. Daphne GouldMay 19, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Oh lordy. It make me want to make sure I buy organic if I can't buy locally or can't grow it in my garden. What they put on the plants nowadays is really scary.

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  4. becky3086May 19, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    I too was bothered by the fact that it was a "growth chemical" that supposedly caused this. I hated knowing that the put "growth chemical" on them. I don't get watermelon from the stores though because there is always trailers of watermelon for sale in town when in season from local farmers.

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  5. DaffodilMay 19, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Once again, as soon as there is money to be made from something, people jump on the bandwagon and cut corners without thought of the implications for the end consumer or their future business.

    I wonder if those melons were going to be sold with a little sticker detailing the chemicals used on it.

    Buy local, know your farmer and their farming practices, eat in season or grow your own.

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  6. SouthCoast GuyMay 19, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    Anything organic is worth paying a couple of extra dollars for...this just confimrs it

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  7. kitsapFGMay 20, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Even better...grow your own. But if you must buy produce, then take the extra time and pay the higher cost to get locally and organically produced items. This factory farming mentality is frightening in its implications. The watermelons are overtly exploding, but the truth is, I think our bodies are also in imploding from the poisons we ingest as a society on a regular basis. All in the name of easy access, convenience, and low cost.

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  8. AnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Ugh - so sad. What a waste of food. I am so glad we have a good CSA program here and that I know where my produce comes from and how it's grown.

    Just so sad what the industry stoops to for profits. Sad, unnecessary, and just irresponsible.

    Thanks for this great reminder to pay the extra buck and buy organic!

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  9. TechChikMay 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Apparently that chemical has also been approved for use on grape raisins and kiwi fruit in the USA.

    Check out:
    http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/factsheets/forchlorfenuron.pdf
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forchlorfenuron

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