tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post8543330313342842218..comments2023-10-17T08:59:57.852-04:00Comments on Body Soul and Spirit: Mexican Corn ProtestsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-41339340590604958562007-02-20T07:58:00.000-05:002007-02-20T07:58:00.000-05:00Laura- So much news never reaches our ears. I pick...Laura- So much news never reaches our ears. I picked this story up on the BBC website which has a more global news view than CNN or CBC.<BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-56371188993034184762007-02-18T21:32:00.000-05:002007-02-18T21:32:00.000-05:00I'm very behind in reading here Ruth, but wanted t...I'm very behind in reading here Ruth, but wanted to thank you for talking on a personal level about something I'd heard barely mentioned on news radio.<BR/><BR/>It seems a very complicated thing, and one that I'm sure will not benefit the poor people in this world.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-90440833233300525262007-02-16T20:06:00.000-05:002007-02-16T20:06:00.000-05:00FWT- Thanks for visiting and for presenting a view...FWT- Thanks for visiting and for presenting a view from the side of a farmer here. <BR/>Farmers deserve a good return for their crops and I would be planting corn too with the higher prices. Part of the problem in Mexico is political. Also, the tortilla companies are being accused of manipulating prices and restricting supplies of corn. What happens to the corn after it leaves the farm that is Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-34737248144010710002007-02-16T19:08:00.000-05:002007-02-16T19:08:00.000-05:00But we sit on the other side of the fence. Until t...But we sit on the other side of the fence. Until this coming season we could not pay for the corn seed nor the inputs to grow it due to the high US and European subsidies.<BR/><BR/>They are hinting at $5 corn in Chicago this year. <BR/><BR/>Thank goodness since we desperately need to rotate out the beans.<BR/><BR/>S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-10408375084932546122007-02-15T21:03:00.000-05:002007-02-15T21:03:00.000-05:00KGMom- The 1970s were a time of increased awarenes...KGMom- The 1970s were a time of increased awareness of social and environmental issues. The boomers who were "flower children" then became much more materialistic as they aged. Doris' book was well received when she wrote it, and her message is worth repeating. You said it so well, "Live simply so that others may simply live."<BR/>I remember feeling sad when Doris died so young. How interesting Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-15472374725270277832007-02-15T11:24:00.000-05:002007-02-15T11:24:00.000-05:00Ruth, I also wasn't aware of this happening in Mex...Ruth, I also wasn't aware of this happening in Mexico - thanks for telling us. It's all very complex like you mentioned - but feeding livestock is part of the problem there and in this country too, not only the food, but our water supply, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-61318357034599019632007-02-15T08:20:00.000-05:002007-02-15T08:20:00.000-05:00Thanks, Ruth. I was unaware of this happening in ...Thanks, Ruth. I was unaware of this happening in Mexico.<BR/><BR/>I worked with a lady from Mexico. For a birthday surprise (on my 50th) she brought home-made tortillas to work that she and her husband made together. After sampling that treat, I have turned down tortillas since. They were out of this world!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31176502.post-77498529986345440412007-02-14T23:34:00.000-05:002007-02-14T23:34:00.000-05:00Thank you for addressing an issue of merit for us ...Thank you for addressing an issue of merit for us all. I too have the More with Less original book that Doris Longacre wrote, and the More with Less Cookbook. The information in both works is humbling and instructive for us to live using less resources. Live simply so that others may simply live. <BR/>In one of life's many twists, when Doris died, her widower eventually remarried--to a second KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.com