Re: Minerals in vegetables

[Guest guest]

>Also, could I add some

>azomite powder to the soil in my garden in an effort to improve the

>nutritional quality of my vegies?

This at least I can answer. <g> Yes! Azomite is an excellent soil

amendment, and in fact is sold primarily for that use since they can't make

any health claims without spending millions of dollars to go through the

FDA process.

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[Guest guest]

,

At our house we wrap our veggies in a damp kitchen towel and then put them

in the veggie bin in the fridge, we have found they last longer this way

without the use of plastic.

Jennie

-----Original Message-----

From: BrenRuble@... [mailto:BrenRuble@...]

Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 7:46 PM

Subject: Minerals in vegetables

In an effort to minimize the use of plastic in our household I've been

placing my vegies in paper bags in the refrigerator. After a couple days

they are pretty wilty. I can perk them up by cutting the end off them and

standing them in some water for awhile. I'm wondering if it would be

possible to increase the mineral content of the vegies by putting a little

azomite powder in the water I'm soaking the vegies in? Would the vegies

take

in the minerals from the azomite powder as well? Also, could I add some

azomite powder to the soil in my garden in an effort to improve the

nutritional quality of my vegies?

[Guest guest]

--- BrenRuble@... wrote:

> Would the vegies take

> in the minerals from the azomite powder as well?

I doubt the veggies would be able to incorporate the

minerals at that point, after being mature and

separated from the plant.

> Also, could I add some

> azomite powder to the soil in my garden in an effort

> to improve the

> nutritional quality of my vegies?

Azomite is a common soil amendment. To know whether

it would benefit your soil, you should have a soil

analysis done. You can get one through Peaceful

Valley that comes with a booklet to help you interpret

it to know what specific amendments would help.

http://www.groworganic.com

Aubin

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[Guest guest]

In an effort to minimize the use of plastic in our household I've been

placing my vegies in paper bags in the refrigerator. After a couple days

they are pretty wilty. I can perk them up by cutting the end off them and

standing them in some water for awhile. <snip>

I try not to use much plastic either - for both environmental reasons and to try

to keep plastic residues out of the food. I use those green plastic bags that

are reusable and suppose to keep vegetables fresher. Does anyone know if these

green plastic bags leach plastic-like toxins into the food?

Barb