For years now I have written on subjects relating to my life growing up in a country setting.  The joys, hardships, all kinds of things, that, well-made a fellow feel good.   Any ways, here is what I would like you, the readers to take a look at, my feelings on things that is going wrong here in Canada, but not only here, in the USA too.  I would like to say a few words on what is happening here in our world today relating to our Honey Bees, Health, and the Food we eat.
First off growing up on a dairy farm, then moving on to a fruit farm I have seen and witnessed a lot of happenings relating to the use of pesticides in our country.  I won’t get into a major discussion here, but I would like to touch on a few items.
First off, the Honey Bees in my eyes are dying because of the systemic pesticides they are using.  A systemic pesticide moves inside a plant upward  and outward in other words from the roots to the flower on top, which in turn poisons pollen and nectar in the flowers, which in turn insects ingest and get covered with the pesticides while feeding on the plants,  and after a short time they then start to slowly die.  This is the reason we are seeing the bees disappearing from their hives.  They in reality aren’t disappearing, they are dying before they get back to their hives.  Simple as that and for the life of me I can not see why folks have not been able to pick up on this.  If I was to guess  I would say that we are being dictated to by the huge corporations that these chemicals are safe.  They are not safe at all.
Why are more folks getting cancer than ever before, along with a lot of other diseases.  Again it’s right there in front of you, it’s all the
Poisons that is in our food.  There is much more happening with the GMO seeds genetically-modified (GM) crops — and the pesticides and herbicides that accompany them, and once they have been unleashed I am afraid the outcome will cause great harm to us everything living on this planet.
Folks want that magic pill to cure everything of a sliver, to the worst of all diseases.  It isn’t going to happen, and the proof is out there, just a lot choose not to see what is right in front of them.  I have been trying to tell folks for years now of what is happening, speaking at different places, writing articles in papers, on television, radio and magazines.  Has it helped, well in some ways yes and in some no.
Today folks minds are easily swayed into believing in all kinds of
things, and unfortunately most isn’t is good for us.
Just the other day I went for a drive up Highway 522 heading west to Highway 69 and what do I see?  All along the side of the road plants all dead.  Spraying took place killing everything in site.  Now I see in the paper they are planning to spray selective herbicides around Nipissing &District to control the undergrowth.  Selective herbicides kill specific plants leaving others unharmed.   Sounds impressive but it is not.
First off in my eyes there is no reason on earth that this should be done.  Don’t they realize that eventually this herbicide will get into our lakes, streams and eventually into our drinking water.  Not to forget about all the critters and insects that eat these plants that they are going to kill or make darn sick, including ourselves.
To do what they are doing doesn’t make sense to say the least and if we don’t soon stand up for what is right, we will all pay dearly in the coming years.  It is happening now and in the future it will get worse, if we don’t do something, now.
Cancer will expand and if let go we will all perish.  I know some would
say I am a skeptic.  I am not though, I am just an old farmer and columnist that grew up, through the best of times and the worst of times and have seen it all, to date anyways.
Well I have had my say, I wish I could do more, but it seems I am limited, but I will keep on talking to folks and doing what I can, hoping maybe, just maybe a few of you will take up the stand too.
One last thing.  Here is one of many visions that came to me one night while sleeping.

“The Important Things In Life,  Are  Unfortunately Never Seen By Most.”

Interesting article below.  Shows just what will happen if and when they keep promoting these GMO Seeds across the country.  I am telling you folks this is not a good thing.  They are trying to do to the plants now exactly what they have done to us humans.

Thanks to a recent admission by the USDA that it does not have the regulatory framework to even regulate GMOs, the world of biotech is set to unleash a tidal wave of genetically modified seed upon us. The upshot of all this is not merely the astonishing lack of regulation now being admitted by the USDA (which always sided with the biotech industry anyway, so what’s new?), but the cause-and-effect results we may soon see. We could be looking at a wave of superweeds spreading across America.

These superweeds will be the baddest, toughest and most chemically-resistant weeds our world has ever seen. They develop as mutant derivatives of the mass spraying of RoundUp chemicals across lawns. In much the same way that superbugs develop in the presence of widespread antibiotics abuse, superweeds, develop in the presence of widespread glyphosate abuse (http://www.businessinsider.com/gene…).

And of course once these superweeds take over America’s sidewalks, driveways and lawns, there will be cries for newer, stronger chemical products to kill those superweeds, too. And who will come to the rescue? Monsanto, of course… the very same company that produces RoundUp and thereby contributed to the problem in the first place.

Milk weed has been around for years and has a wide range of uses if one chooses to go natural. For one thing the Monarch butterflies just love them and if your interested having them near or around your home this is the plant or herb some call them, to plant.  One great use is the white  milk that comes from them when broken, removes warts, moles and things like that.  Great plant for sure.  Eating them are not recommended any more, as more evidence has proved them not safe to eat.  Myself I think they taste bitter and best left alone on the eating side.  They sure do smell nice when out in bloom though,  which they are now here in Port Loring.  So make sure when you are passing by one or two, to take a second and give them a smell.  You will be glad you did. Click Picture To Enlarge

Well folks it is blossom time for the Basswood trees here in our area in Port Loring Ontario.  Or some would call them Linden trees.  Our tree out back is loaded this year so will be out harvesting the blossoms and the two long straight leaves that grows around the blossoms. There is no better cold medicine in the world than these little feller’s and in my mind every one that has a tree near by should be doing as I am.  You can not miss them as you can smell them a mile away, sweet just to nice to put into words.  Thought I would let you know, this is the time to get out there before they fall to the ground. The small narrow leaves are for fever they promote sweat which gets rid of the fever. The blossoms are for the cold itself or as my wife calls the yukies.  I am not just saying this it is true, tested for years in all countries in the world. Taken at first signs of a cold or flu one will never have to deal with one.    Enjoy.

Leeks may taste similar to onions, they are actually related to the asparagus family. They originated in The Mediterranean and Asia but are now also grown in more temperate parts of the world. These veggies contain anti-cancer compounds called kaempferol (which is also known for promoting cardiovascular health) and quercetin (which is known to inhibit carcinogenic development in the body). These compounds are especially beneficial in fighting against prostate and colon cancers.

Hmm now I know why source got me to plant a few rows of them this spring.  Never planted them before.  Now I know why.

For decades, irresponsible cosmetic companies and a small group of very vocal, publicity-seeking dermatologists have strongly advocated that chemical sunscreens  should be heavily applied before any exposure to sunlight, even on young children. They insisted that such sunscreen use would prevent skin cancer and protect your health. This was despite of a lack of any adequate safety testing of these chemicals. (It should be emphasized that most dermatologists are much more cautious and careful.)

On the other hand, over the past decade, many scientists studying cancer have come to virtually the opposite conclusion; that is, the use of sunscreen chemicals may be increasing the incidence of cancer and that sunlight exposure may actually decrease human cancer rates and improve your health.

It now appears that many heavily-used chemical sunscreens may actually increase cancers by virtue of their free radical generating properties. And more insidiously, many commonly used sunscreen chemicals have strong estrogenic actions that may cause serious problems and further increase cancer risks.