The EPA - Poisoning Food for Profit
EPA proposes allowing chlormequat chloride in US foods
Currently, commercial plant growers may only use the dangerously toxic agriculture chemical on ornamental plants cultivated in nurseries and greenhouses. Now the EPA proposes allowing farmers to use the chemical, which is used as a plant growth regulator (PGR) on food crops. The agency hopes this will provide farmers with an additional tool to increase crop yield. Doesn’t sound too nefarious, does it?
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If approved, big agriculture (i.e. mono-croppers) farmers will be able to use the chemical on grains, such as oats, wheat, barley, and a grain I’ve never heard about before — triticale.
EPA declares chlormequat safe and effective
Well, they didn’t use those exact words. Here’s what the agency actually said:
Based on EPA’s human health risk assessment, there are no dietary, residential, or aggregate (i.e., combined dietary and residential exposures) risks of concern. EPA’s ecological risk assessment identified no risks of concern to non-target, non-listed aquatic vertebrates that are listed under the Endangered Species Act, aquatic invertebrates, and aquatic and terrestrial plants.
The quote above essentially means the agency deems the chemical “safe and effective.” Why should we believe them after all of the lies we’ve been told over the past three-plus years? In the very next paragraph, the announcement states:
The agency is proposing mitigation measures to address potential risks of concern to occupational workers as well as birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and terrestrial invertebrates.
These measures include requiring personal protective equipment and chemical resistant gloves for people working directly with the chemical to address these concerns. Additionally, once the crops are sprayed, a 24-hour entry restriction shall be in place. This includes posting of signs at areas of worker entry. Finally, they propose to require a mandatory spray drift investigation and statement to address risks to the nearby ecological systems.
Sounds about as safe as leaving your kid alone in a room with that bumbling idiot occupying the White House.
Why would farmers want to regulate growth of grain crops?
Apparently, when small grains grow too tall, the stems can bend over or break, causing production issues by limiting yield and harvestability. Big agribusiness will use this growth inhibitor to decrease the height of grain stems, reducing the incidences of breakage or bending; thus, potentially increasing yields.
The EPA claims that chlormequat, in contrast to other PGR chemicals, provides more flexibility in timing of application, making things easier for the farmers.
Olga Naidenko, Ph.D. and Vice President for Science Investigations of EWG.org says, “The EPA should put the health and well-being of the public over narrow, profit-fueled interests of the pesticide industry and big agribusiness operations.”
And I agree with her completely. These mammon-worshipping “public servants,” and “farmers,” would charge their own grandmothers a nickel to cross the street, if they could.
Suffer the little children
In January 2023, EWG conducted an investigation to determine if the chemical was already present in oat-based foods. They found “troubling concentrations of chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S., including many everyday brands marketed to adults and children.”
A senior toxicologist at EWG, Alexis Temkin, Ph.D. warns that animal studies show chlormequat chlorine can “disrupt fetal growth and damage the reproductive system, raising serious concerns about how this chemical could harm human health, especially children.” I’m sure this isn’t a concern to the agencies and “elites” pushing their depopulation agenda on the world.
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Everything tastes better when it’s homegrown
A while back I wrote an article here asking the question, “What will we eat when all food is tainted?” That was back in April and the more I learn about our food supply, especially that sold in grocery stores or served in restaurants, I believe it is quickly becoming very dangerous indeed.
How can we stop this evil?
I wish I could say we could do it by protesting, voting, boycotting, etc., but I know in my heart that will not, cannot, suffice. The only answer is to grow our own food (crops), as well as, our own meat supply. We’re not growing our own meat supply at Gluck Farms, at this point, but that will change once we move to our property in Idaho.
I know that most people live in the cities nowadays and can’t grow food, save for herbs or other smaller items. Do most people who live in the city live in apartments or townhomes? I have no idea, really. Years ago (almost 20 years) I lived in a house only 10 minutes from the Houston skyline, but I wasn’t nearly as aware then as I am now. That was a far different life.
Things are FAR better now — on a spiritual level, an intellectual level, financial level — all of it. Everything has changed. We currently live in the suburbs, but even on our 1/3 acre here, we grow an almost 2,000 pounds of food per year (estimate). So if you live in the suburbs, it can be done.
Start today. Today is your opportunity to pushback, in some small way, against the machine. Plant anything that will grow in your zone. If you have very little space, as in an apartment, grow things in pots on your balcony.
Back in 2020, DS landed a temporary assignment in an arid little border town, called Eagle Pass. We, of course, kept our home near The Woodlands north of Houston, but the company paid for an apartment for us. So, we had almost grown kids at home, as we do now. They helped water our crops and keep our garden and looked after the pets (this was just prior to us having chickens and ducks). We grew many herbs, tomatoes, and hot peppers on the apartment balcony.
We went home each weekend because we loved our church here much more than anything “Catholic” we found in that dusty little town. The whole project ended early due to the insanity ushered in by the COVID psy-op. There’s so much more to that part of the story, but I shan’t divulge the details at this point.
I shared this portion of the story as a bit of encouragement that anyone can grow something. It’s empowering. It’s co-creating with God. It’s rebellious.
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Yeah...and if you look at our food and what the US allows in our food supply compared to the EU which bans many things the US doesn't, it just makes you sick. In all ways.
you guys are great ... he looks like the sentimental/softie one :-) ... joking right ;-)
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