Re: Recovery process

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Thanks ,

But it has been quite since I had a *real* garden. I always have a

few tomatoes but that's about all. Growing organically is really not

hard. We now have enough yard to have a decent garden I am going to

take advantage of it.

I agree with you aboutthis message board, there is much support here

as well as much understanding.

kbuildings , bobbinsbiomed@... wrote:

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> Jackie, I so envy you and others who have started and or maintain

organic

> gardens.

>

> There is something very special when you eat food that you know the

people

> (either yourself or others) who grow the food and the love that

came from them

> into what you eat. It truly changes ones whole perspective of

eating. This

> is not something I get to experience very often and feel the lack

thereof.

> The best I can do to help myself as well as support the organic

farmers is

> buying from these small farmers at the open air markets.

>

> Sadly, in what I have found in both myself and others is that when

in crises

> due to a mold exposure (as with some other extensive losses and

life crises)

> and the cascade of terrible events that result from this, life

turns into a

> survival mode. Eating healthy, exercising, spending time outdoors,

> socialization and all the positive things -all go by the wayside.

Life becomes a daily

> survival for the basic physical needs of food, shelter, clothing

and then

> health. All that is involved in dealing with the ongoing nightmare

of mycotoxin

> exposure is extensive and life altering.

>

> It is an uphill battle to fight our way back to some sort of

normal

> existence and stability where the real work of recovery and

healing has a chance to

> begin. I am finding myself having to climb back up this mountain

once again.

> Thank goodness for message boards such as this one. The wealth of

knowledge,

> support and the contributions of the posters here is truly a gift.

>

> Bobbins, RN, L.Ac, QME

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> In a message dated 2/1/2007 3:02:45 PM Central Standard Time,

> jackiebreeze@... writes:

> After this good doctor put me on this " mold free " diet, I planted

a

> nice organic garden. I never had a garden in my life, I just did

what

> my dad, who was an organic gardener said to do as well as read a

few

> books. I canned my own foods and froze my foods fresh from the

> garden. My garden was so huge I could not keep the weeds out but

to

> everyone's amazement, I had the largest veggies most had ever

seen!

> My only mistake was planting cucumbers next to watermelons! This

> mistake made some funny looking and nasty tasting food!! Cross

> pollination! I did not even have insect because I planted the

plants

> the book said to keep bugs out. I think it was marigolds as well

as

> herbs like dill.

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