DO NOT USE CAT FECES NEAR VEGETABLE GARDENS

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis is the infection that can result if the tiny parasite Toxoplasma gondii inhabits the human body. The only way to catch toxoplasmosis is to ingest the parasite. This happens if the owner touches their mouth or doesn't thoroughly wash after coming into contact with cat feces or cat diarrhea. Most healthy people's immune systems can keep the parasite from causing symptoms. For the unborn fetus, toxoplasmosis can cause serious defects. Pregnant women and other people with compromised immunity should avoid cleaning the litter box or should wear gloves and make sure to thoroughly wash their hands after litter box cleaning. It is important to note that only cats who themselves have come into contact with the parasite will have infected cat feces. If a cat eats raw foods, their feces might be more at risk for the parasite. Most indoor cats do not have the parasite in their feces and a cat can be tested for the parasite. It's best to treat all cat feces as if it is infected, however.


Read more: Health Risks Associated With Cat Feces - VetInfo

arsenic in chicken !!!

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The FDA has finally admitted what NaturalNews has been reporting for years: There's arsenic in your chicken meat. And why is it there? Because they feed arsenic to chickens to control parasites. So if you're eating non-organic chicken almost anywhere in the world, you're gobbling down cancer-causing arsenic, too!

Not surprisingly, the FDA says this is all perfectly safe for you and there's nothing to be worried about:
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fennel

I have never used fennel very much but the class I am in now is whole foods. We are making some very nice recipes. The one I tried today was to take pita pocket bread, split it so it is thin and cut into chips. I then brushed with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and ground fennel. I baked them till crisp and ate for a snack.

They were very good and I would make them again. They would be a nice addition to any dip plate. The fennel surprised me as to the fact that when I ground it it smelled like licorice, but the taste was earthy and just tasty.

The book we are using is The Garden of Eating by Rachel Albert and Don Matesz
It is A Produce-Dominated Diet 7 Cookbook

As I try these recipes in our class I will keep you posted on the results.

As for the garden it is growing great with one exception. The wild rabbit ate all my cucumbers down to the dirt and all but one of my zucchini. So now it has a fence to keep nature out. Replacing the cucumbers will set me back on time of harvest. It will still be glorious to harvest my own veggies.

I am toying with the idea of going as vegetarian as I can to improve my health by reducing weight. My job some times requires eight hours of walking and on various levels of ground surface. I hope this will be a plus to help me lose the weight.