{"id":10462,"date":"2020-02-12T11:07:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T11:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/araa.pt\/they-open-the-floodgates-of-pesticides-and-are-relentless-against-those-who-respect-nature\/"},"modified":"2020-02-12T11:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T11:08:38","slug":"they-open-the-floodgates-of-pesticides-and-are-relentless-against-those-who-respect-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/araa.pt\/en\/they-open-the-floodgates-of-pesticides-and-are-relentless-against-those-who-respect-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"They open the floodgates of pesticides … And are relentless against those who respect nature!"},"content":{"rendered":"
We must act quickly to save this natural alternative to pesticides, fought by lobbies!<\/span><\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dear friends of the Natural,<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Has the Minister for Pesticides Knocked Again?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This is how we nicknamed Didier Guillaume in the corridors of the National Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n He is not widely known to the general public, but he was unmasked very quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n From his first day as Minister of Agriculture.<\/span><\/p>\n Because his first intervention in the media was … to question the “harmfulness of pesticides”<\/strong> !!! (1) (2).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As if we could still doubt today their dangerousness.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We think we are dreaming.<\/span><\/p>\n The problem is that since then, he has succeeded in advancing his ideas<\/strong> to the heart of the Government and up to the Elysee …<\/span><\/p>\n And coincidence … President Macron’s promise to get out of glyphosate in 2021 was barely buried a few months after his appointment (3).<\/span><\/p>\n But it gets worse.<\/span><\/p>\n It seems that he does everything to discourage those who use real NATURAL alternatives, good for health and the planet!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is what is happening with a very promising natural alternative.<\/span><\/p>\n This plant-based fertilizer could replace pesticides, but the authorities are sanctioning those who use it!<\/span><\/p>\n I know it seems hard to believe.<\/span><\/p>\n However, a few months ago, agents from the prefecture made a “descent” into the Botanic garden centers of Saint-Etienne (Loire) and Villeneuve-l\u00e8s-Avignon (Gard).<\/span><\/p>\n These officials were sent to prevent the sale of\u2026 nettle manure<\/strong> (4).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nettle manure is 100% natural and helps avoid health-threatening pesticides like glyphosate.<\/span><\/p>\n This preparation contains only nettles … and water!<\/span><\/p>\n It’s natural, ecological, renewable … and it doesn’t cost much!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can even make these fertilizers with plants other than nettle, such as horsetail or comfrey.<\/span><\/p>\n In total, these are widely used and appreciated natural preparations:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It\u2019s a great 100% organic and natural alternative!<\/span><\/p>\n And yet, in 2006, on the sly, the lobbies succeeded in a masterful move: to classify the nettle manure as a “phytopharmaceutical” product.<\/span><\/p>\n This means that this natural fertilizer is classified in the same category as … glyphosate!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since then, a legal vagueness still surrounds these preparations: they had to be authorized by the EGALIM law at the end of 2018 … but the senators blocked the amendments which went in this direction.<\/span><\/p>\n Result: this gives the authorities the possibility of fighting organic gardeners and peasants who use this natural alternative (6).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We let the dangerous chemical pesticides do it\u2026 and attack those who try to do otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n This is why it seems fundamental today to defend this effective and safe natural alternative.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I therefore invite you to sign this national petition now<\/strong> to STOP chemical pesticides<\/strong> and defend natural practices in agriculture and gardening.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because at the top of the state, there are some who really hate natural and ecological alternatives!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here is an extract from the debate in the Senate, and this sentence is signed St\u00e9phane Travert, the prime minister of agriculture of Emmanuel Macron.<\/span><\/p>\n “The squash, if consumed too much, causes the hair to fall out. Rhubarb leaves are so toxic that they kill the life of the compost.”<\/em> (7)<\/span><\/p>\n Really ???<\/span><\/p>\n And glyphosate, if consumed too much …<\/span><\/p>\n – does it regrow hair?<\/span><\/p>\n – does it stimulate the immune system?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Because during this time, glyphosate continues to ravage our soils, our fruits and our vegetables.<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019ll see that we\u2019re in a totally AWESOME situation.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the one hand, organic farmers and Sunday gardeners are prevented from using “natural products”, and on the other …<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The latest figures were revealed by Le Monde on January 9: between 2017 and 2018 the use of pesticides in agriculture increased by 24% !! (8)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even the Minister of the Environment, Elisabeth Borne recognizes this huge failure:<\/span><\/p>\n “We have to face the facts: the policy implemented for over ten years now is not producing the hoped-for results in the agricultural sector. This should lead us to thoroughly re-examine this policy.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And it is not the new decree on “buffer zones” that will change the situation. Depending on the type of crop, it provides only 3, 5 and 10 meters between homes and fields sprayed with pesticides!<\/span><\/p>\n A ridiculous distance, which absolutely does not protect populations.<\/span><\/p>\n Several elected officials have asked for the establishment of 150-meter \u201cbuffer zones\u201d (9).<\/span><\/p>\n Because (apart from the Minister of Agriculture), everyone knows that these chemical pesticides are one of the worst threats today:<\/span><\/p>\n They cause not only irreparable damage to the environment, but also to health.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to a large INSERM expert report published in 2012, pesticides are suspected of being involved in a large number of cancers but also in:<\/span><\/p>\n When we talk about “congenital malformation”, it means that a baby can be born without legs and arms !!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And don’t think you’re safe, even if you eat “organic”:<\/span><\/p>\n That is why we must do everything to encourage all natural alternatives<\/strong> to pesticides and remove all obstacles to the use of products such as nettle manure.<\/span><\/p>\n And the worst part is that it’s the same for all natural alternatives …<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2026 including essential oils! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here is what happened to an artisan from the Oise who sold mixtures of essential oils to “organic” farmers in his region (11).<\/span><\/p>\n One morning, agents from the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (DDPP), a state service, disembark for a check.<\/span><\/p>\n He is accused of not having “marketing authorization” for his products and of indicating on the packaging unauthorized “claims”.<\/span><\/p>\n Subject to a fine of 300,000 euros, and 2 years in prison, he finally threw in the towel and ceased his activity.<\/span><\/p>\n Once again, it\u2019s the defeat of natural, local and environmentally friendly products\u2026 and the victory of chemistry.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Because THEY don’t stop at anything.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The interior ministry has even created a special brigade to defend Monsanto’s allies:<\/span><\/p>\n It is the “Demeter cell” specializing in “damage to the agricultural world” (12).<\/span><\/p>\n Its mission is to “fight against agribashing” (in reality: fight against anti-pesticide actions) … and even to track down “actions of an ideological nature” (in reality: “actions to raise awareness of organic farming” ).<\/span><\/p>\n You understand, the message is clear: do not touch pesticides<\/strong> and industrial agriculture.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ladies and gentlemen:<\/span><\/p>\n Never has it been more important to defend other agricultural methods to protect our health, that of our children and our planet.<\/span><\/p>\n Help me to alert the population and make the government \u201cmove\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n We must act quickly.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Please sign this petition and share it with all your contacts.<\/span><\/p>\n If we do not react today, the situation will NEVER change.<\/span><\/p>\n As soon as 100,000 signatures have been reached, I will forward this major national petition to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I count on you.<\/span><\/p>\n Your devoted,<\/span><\/p>\n Guillaume Chopin<\/p>\n Association Sant\u00e9 Naturelle<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ____<\/p>\n Links:<\/b><\/p>\nWe can dump tons of glyphosate…
\n<\/b><\/h2>\nwith nettle liquid, it’s much more risky!
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A wonder of nature: a 100% ORGANIC “anti-pest” fertilizer
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His big fault? It costs nothing! (so do nothing for the giants of agro-chemistry)
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Are we walking on our heads?
\n<\/b><\/h2>\nThe Minister of Agriculture: “The rhubarb leaves are so toxic that they kill the life of the compost”!!!
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\n<\/b><\/h3>\nDOUBT is no longer allowed today:
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\nIt’s very simple :<\/span><\/p>\nAs soon as we touch on an alternative to chemistry, we come up against very powerful interests<\/b><\/b><\/h4>\n
INCREDIBLE: a “military cell” has just been launched to defend agribusiness
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