Bloody Hands Of Deception

It is so easy for everyone to sit back and run their mouths on any number of topics. Very few will actually have the ability to be slightly open minded and keep their mouth shut before they even bother to get down and dirty and do some research on their own first.

On that note, I am in fact doing my own research on a very hot topic right now, the illegal immigrants issue that is exploding across our nation. In a previous blog entitled "Good Bye Shelia", I was pushing as many folks as possible to watch the Oscar award winning documentary "Food Inc." while there was still a live stream on PBS.org which ended yesterday. Among other things it was brought to my attention during this documentary that certain meat packers here in America posted signs in Mexico for job opportunities in the United States working for them. So lets just take a peek shall we? The deeper you dig the same corporate names keep showing up, Tyson, Purdue, Nebraska Beef Inc., AgriProcessors, ConAgra and IBP to name a few. It is a very short list of companies that control the nations meat packing industry and alligations of immigrent trafficing go way back. For those of you not familiar with AgriProcessors they were/are the nations largest kosher meat packaging plant in the nation. The previous owners are now facing criminal charges over their employment, and treatment of undocumented workers.

So before everyone starts flipping out demanding identification from everyone that appears to be a shade of tan or brown, take a good hard look at where this started. That would be the major corporations that control the meat packing industry! They have bought and paid for the our hands are clean attitude they are maintaining. Their ongoing denial of their practices and their ability to slip through the Justice system time and time again is nothing short of remarkable. But I reiterate BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.....

If you think it does not trickle down into your life everyday you are mistaken. I have attached a few links of which there are far to many to list here. I suggest you do a little light reading from some of the links below, and by all means do your own research. Form your own opinion as this one is just mine......

http://www.forward.com/articles/110373/

http://www.examiner.com/a-2570200~Perdue_accused_in_suit_of_hiring_illegal_workers.html

http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/12/19/154608.shtml

http://www.spcnetwork.com/mii/2001/011232.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/us/13immig.html?_r=2&ref=business&oref=slogin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Food_Nation

Good Bye Shelia

I am saying good bye to Shelia who is afraid to step to far over the line in expressing herself. I am very passionate about certain things and I have let a few comments cause me to edit myself and not say somethings that I have really felt compelled to say, well no more. Every American should be aware, informed and inquiring on their own. I do not know anyone who has not known someone affected by health issues. If you did not watch Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution you can go the website below and watch every one of the shows in their entirety as well as the Oscar winning documentary "Food Inc.". I have been following Jamie in his journey and I watched Food Inc. Friday morning on PBS.org. They first aired the documentary on Wednesday night April 21st. They are now streaming it live via the web until April 29th, 2010, lucky for me and anyone else who missed it. Both of these should be required viewing for everyone.

After watching Food Inc. Friday morning and then watching Jamie's last show it all came keenly into crystal clear focus in a major OMG moment. To witness the fight that Jamie has been fighting and to see how it slammed like a speeding train into the message from Food Inc. was astonishing.

The conglomerate of companies that now own our food here in American and dictate to our farmers and in turn to each and every American on what we eat is more than disturbing. I encourage everyone to grow some of your own fruits, vegetables and herbs if at all possible. Shop at farmers markets, buy as much locally grown as well as organic produce as possible and seek out organic farm raised meat sources instead of the supermarket offerings.

I myself recently started a new type of garden because I have limited space, called a straw bale garden. I blogged about it and I have been posting on facebook. I went to the farmers market yesterday and then stopped by the feed store where I purchased my straw bales, I spoke to the owner and found that there is someone in my area that raises grass feed organic beef. I am thrilled and plan on contacting them and visiting their farm as soon as possible.

You owe it to yourself and the ones you love to watch these two shows. I really hope that you do, I also realize that just because this is a passionate subject for me does not mean that it will be for everyone else. But all you really have to do is take a look at the health of Americans and that should be enough for you to be at the very least, more than just a little curious...

http://www.pbs.org/pov/foodinc/photo_gallery_watch.php
The documentary Food Inc. is available for purchase on Amazon as well you can find the link at PBS.org.


http://abc.go.com/shows/jamie-olivers-food-revolution

Second Annual Slithering Hunt

I started this blog while eating my lunch, lets just say that was a mistake and lunch got pushed to the side and thrown away. There is such a huge ewe and yuck factor here I could not continue. However moving on, The Sunshine State is getting ready to host it's second annual python, anaconda and monitor lizard hunt. The hunting licenses went on sale today for a mere $26. I am totally serious...so many people obtain these exotic beautiful slithery creatures as pets and when they become to much to deal with they drive to the Everglades and set them free. Which means they have now taken over the glades. So now the hunt for 2010 is about to begin and time line is from March 8th - April 16th for those of you who would like to set up a nice hunting trip.

So that brings me to what do you do with these creatures once you have killed your quota of python, anaconda or monitor lizards. Do you eat it, sell the skin or just kill it for pure sport? So I jumped online and I guess there is not a whole lot of eating going on, plenty of people looking for ways to cook them, but I found websites where you could purchase the meat. However if anyone out there happens to have an old family recipe that you are willing to share please post it in the comment section of my blog. The state of Florida thanks you!