Today we went to the Farmer's Market. When checking to see where it is located this year (it's been changing alot recently), I noticed that the website said they would have the Master Gardeners there. I thought, Hey! I can take my funky looking raspberries in and see what is causing the random white spots. (I thought it might be sunburn... :-)
So we went, had a great time, bought some tomatoes, nectarines, pears, dog biscuits, and flowers. Girls did AWESOME staying next to the stroller, so I hope to do this again soon.
The annoying part of the trip was when I stopped by the MG tent. I stood in line and listened to what to do about those pesky little stink bugs on the zucchini plant (because I have those too). My turn comes up; I show her my raspberries and she kinda reiterates about what to do because apparently the stink bugs are reeking havoc on my raspberries as well as the zucchini! And those REALLY annoying wasps and earwigs are apparently GOOD pests to have as they will eat the eggs of the stink bugs. JOY. Then I mentioned diatomaceous earth. Insert swear word here:_____. The lady about fell over. You'd think I was the dumbest person on the planet for using diatomaceous earth anywhere near anything edible! According to her, the way it kills insects (by scratching their exoskeleton and dehydrating them) is exactly what it's going to do to my insides. Also according to her, "urban legends" and "old wives' tales" are "garbage compared to her most up-to-date information straight from WSU." (Her words, not mine.)
Begin Vent! Why in the world is it so hard to find good information? Why can't modern medicine and traditional medicine work hand in hand? I have never found (and I LOOKED!) any information that would have led me to believe that DE was unsafe to use on foods- that's why I bought it instead of a bunch of insecticides! Even searching further today- it's FDA approved to use (GRAS- generally regarded as safe) to use as a filtering agent on food. MANY natural health sites recommend taking it internally to help with parasites and as a detoxificator. The only concerns I could find is that you don't want to breathe a whole lot of it in, and you don't want to use any that is not rated Food Grade, even on your plants (nonedibles) because of the chemicals and silicon that could be involved. It just drives me bonkers when someone goes off on me with their OPINION! If they want me to respect their opinion, they should be willing to respect mine. It's like with the gall bladder flush- I asked my doctor, and he laughed at me, but told me it was even safe to do when pregnant. Most medical professionals think I'm nuts, but gee, I avoided loosing my gall bladder with a fairly simple NONINVASIVE dietary flush. And I can do it again and again. But I'm the crazy one? GRRRR. Simply because of this annoying "My Way or the Highway" attitude, I'm more interested in researching natural health traditions. At least most individuals or groups teaching those traditions encourage me to do my own research and make my own decisions instead of "this is the only way and everything else is junk."
End vent. Not to say I don't appreciate modern medicine and all it's benefits. I may not have my children if it wasn't for them. (Notice I say MAY.) But I just think there is so much more viable options out there that are disregarded and discredited because it's all "old information."
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I have the exact problem with the tanning industry!!! We get so many benefits from natural sun light as God has provided it for us if we don't abuse it. It helps to prevent and even fight many cancers such as breast, bone, prostate, etc.... and we have been able to provide the same UV rays in a tanning bed as the sun omits. Yet you get a few idiots who abuse the sun, burning and damaging their skin and eventually depeloped melinoma (which takes up to 20 years to develop) and they know everything and tanning is now bad.
Then there's Chemical sunscreen. I myself didn't realize until recently that there are natural vitamins you can take that will help reduce and prevent burning if taken regularly. Do you know how hard it is to find makeup that does NOT contain SPF??
Anyways, sorry to vent back... I meant to just tell you that I 100 million % agree with you and thank you for the info!! :-)
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