Polish farmers read and learn!

22.02.06, 11:38
tinyurl.com/rguwn
This shows what happens when you allow your food to go down the tubes.

For Poland, there is still time to stop the damage happening.
    • ejmarkow Re: Polish farmers read and learn! 22.02.06, 13:12
      Davey,

      Excellent article and it really explains the negative consequences of
      the 'maximation of output' when it comes to Western farming methods! I would
      like to let you know, that I belong to a very effective organization in Poland
      called, "ICPPC" (International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside).

      www.icppc.pl/eng/index.php
      The ICPPC has long been lobbying all provinces in Poland to ban GMO's
      (Genetically Modified Organisms) in the use of 'efficient' farming methods that
      unfortunately, the West has been practicing for a long time. The ICPPC has
      already achieved the following: "There are now 15 GMO free regions (out of a
      total of 16) in Poland, representing more than 93% of Poland's territory and
      population", and much more.

      For too long now, the West has been ridiculing Poland and it's "inefficient"
      farmers on their outdated farming methods and low crop yields. Large multi-
      billion dollar agro-corporations such as "Smithfield" have been trying to
      muscle in on Poland excellent food industry and intent on introducing 'their'
      ways. The truth is, Poland's vegetables, meats, fruits, are some of the
      healthiest and tastiest in all of Europe, due to those very methods they are
      criticized for. The question is, what is more important to our health, 'crop
      output' or the 'quality' of crops? Please read the following article which is
      on the ICPPC website entitled, "Poland and Peasants - Polish Peasants v.
      Brussels Bureaucrats" By Julian Rose. It is a frightening eye opener in how
      large Western businesses, and Brussels, are trying to dictate and control
      Poland's farming and food industry. Here is an excellent piece from that
      article:

      "Passive acceptance of current EU pre-accession rules and regulations will
      force what remains of the small processing plants, abattoirs and co-operatives
      out of existence, and thousands of farmers (in Poland) with them. Forced out by
      inappropriate and costly food and hygiene regulations adopted by Brussels but
      designed by supermarkets and global agribusiness interests intent on capturing
      the total (Polish) marketplace. The same forces that currently have such a
      deathly grip on British agriculture. We should not ask the Poles to follow us.
      Rather, we should turn our heads to the East and consider following them."

      If you have the time, carefully read that entire website. Thanks alot Dave for
      a very serious article which raises an alarm for Europe's food industry.

      Best Regards,
      Eugene
      • ianek70 Re: Polish farmers read and learn! 22.02.06, 13:42
        ejmarkow napisał:

        > www.icppc.pl/eng/index.php

        Cool link, and a very good point.

        > The ICPPC has long been lobbying all provinces in Poland to ban GMO's

        > For too long now, the West has been ridiculing Poland and it's "inefficient"
        > farmers on their outdated farming methods and low crop yields. Large multi-
        > billion dollar agro-corporations such as "Smithfield" have been trying to
        > muscle in on Poland excellent food industry and intent on introducing 'their'
        > ways.

        Certain Western governments and giant multinational corporations may have been
        ridiculing Poland's agriculture, but they have to, business is business.

        > The truth is, Poland's vegetables, meats, fruits, are some of the
        > healthiest and tastiest in all of Europe, due to those very methods they are
        > criticized for.

        As a consumer, I agree with this totally.
        I don't know much about the production side, but I do consider myself an expert
        on buying things and eating them. Fruit and veg in western supermarkets are
        generally plasticky and tasteless (I've heard it's much much worse in Japan and
        the US than in Europe, and I can only sympathise).
        Polish produce may not be too cheap, but when you buy something at a real
        market you're not paying for two layers of useless plastic packaging, and more
        importantly you can see that what you're getting is real.
        I think that most Western Europeans who've done a bit of food shopping in
        Poland are reluctant to go back to fake, plastic supermarket food.
        The same goes for bread (in Britain, at least) but that topic's been covered 43
        times already.

        > "Passive acceptance of current EU pre-accession rules and regulations will
        > force what remains of the small processing plants, abattoirs and co-
        operatives
        > out of existence, and thousands of farmers (in Poland) with them. Forced out
        by
        >
        > inappropriate and costly food and hygiene regulations adopted by Brussels but
        > designed by supermarkets and global agribusiness interests intent on
        capturing
        > the total (Polish) marketplace. The same forces that currently have such a
        > deathly grip on British agriculture. We should not ask the Poles to follow
        us.
        > Rather, we should turn our heads to the East and consider following them."

        It seems to me (as an eater of food, not a producer) that regulating food
        production simply leads to anyone who produces anything worthwhile having to
        apply to be exempted from these regulations.
        Cheese, as always, is the perfect example.
        Apparently, there are lots of European cheeses (mainly French and/or blue)
        which are illegal in the US, and there is a huge black market for them, with
        Canadian mail order companies making a fortune.
        Nobody knows more about cheese than the French.
        And on the other hand, with all the competition from crappy, bland, tasteless
        but inexpensive plastic supermarket cheese, lots of real French cheeses only
        exist thanks to EU subsidies. Cheese-haters think they're saving money by
        eating shite cheese, but their taxes are still subsidising proper worthwhile
        cheeses.
    • russh Re: Polish farmers read and learn! 22.02.06, 13:35
      What we've known for years, and done nothing about.

      I read many years ago that to get the same vitamin intake as a pound of oranges
      produced in 1900, you would need 5 pounds now.

      As Louis said, what a wonderful world.
    • hardenfelt Re: Polish farmers read and learn! 22.02.06, 13:43
      David – it’s a very good article. I’m happy to say that I can agree with you on
      certain subjects. Just remember: when you do your shopping’s then try to buy
      from small producers/ companies in stead of multinational mega-firms, even if
      it cost a little more. If we don’t do that we’re not going to have a choice in
      a few years time.
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