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Huge Food Recall – Are You Tired of Contaminated Food?

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Personal finance isn’t my only passion…

In case you were unaware, I’m a big proponent of healthy and sustainable food production and supporting local economy.  Local farms that seek to produce food enough for local communities – without the use of chemical pesticides, growth hormones, or other questionable practices – makes plain sense on many levels.  I don’t write more about this topic because Debt Free Adventure is about personal finance… not organic and sustainable food production.  That said, I am very passionate about these issues and like to touch on it occasionally here at DFA.

Note: If you are interested in learning more about this topic, I highly recommend you watch the movie Food, Inc. (also on blu-ray)

Recall products containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein

Thanks to Wisebread for tipping me off to this recall.

Today the FDA announced yet another food recall… this time it includes nearly 100 different products containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein.  The list is growing and will be updated as more contaminated products are found.  Here is a snippet from the FDA page:

This list includes products subject to recall in the United States since February 2010 related to hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) paste and powder distributed by Basic Food Flavors, Inc. This list will be updated with publicly available information as received. The information is current as of the date indicated. Once included, recalls will remain listed. If we learn that any information is not accurate, we will revise the list as soon as possible. When available, this database also includes photos of recalled products that have been voluntarily submitted by recalling firms to the FDA to assist the public in identifying those products that are subject to recall.

Keep an eye on this FDA recall page for any future updates.

International corporate farms

Today’s FDA announcement does not surprise me, in fact… this sort of thing is one of the main reasons we try to limit our consumption to unprocessed foods from local suppliers.

The contamination driving the recalls is a result of unsustainable farming practices that permeate enormous corporate farms.  I won’t get into details… but wanted to let DFA readers know about the recall, and encourage everyone to eat well and support local growers above huge international food industry conglomerates.

Support local economy and eat healthy

My wife and I are very passionate about healthy eating, self-reliance, and local economy.  Cooking from scratch with local organic ingredients help us voice our preference for the foods we want grown.

Every time you shop you vote for what type of food you want.  Every time you cook you vote for what type of food you want.  Every time you eat you vote for what type of food you want.  What type of food do you want?  Do your shopping, cooking, and eating habits support those wants?  It is never to late to make a change.

When it comes to our choice for public office we can vote once every couple of years.  When it comes to our choice for food we can vote three times a day… or more!  That is exciting to me… what about you?

More food and self-reliance articles

I have written several articles on DFA related to this topic, if interested check ’em out:

I also have a few related articles published on Five Cent Nickel:

Lastly, awhile back I moved several posts a new site – diyNatural.com – and occasionally update that site with information of this type.  Check it out if you’d like.

How do you feel about the food recalls?

Have you been wanting to change your consumption habits to reflect more of a local and healthy approach to food and economy?  How do you plan to get started?

Note: If you are interested in learning more about this topic, I highly recommend you watch the movie Food, Inc. (also on blu-ray)

One World Currency – New World Order

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Buy silver to hedge dollar collapse

  • Buying silver may be the best thing the average investor can do right now.  Given the global financial situation experts advise against waiting for a price dip, they’re saying,”just buy physical silver, it could explode at any time.”  My opinion is to buy only physical silver like $1,000 bags of 90% coins (or $100 bags if you cannot afford larger,) and not ETF’s (SLV.)

Global currency videos

  • New World Order
  • Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement
  • The Obama Deception: The Mask Comes Off
  • Fall Of The Republic: The Presidency Of Barack H Obama
  • Camp Fema: American Lockdown

A one world [global]currency?

Many people, including the president of Russia, have an interest in debasing the U.S. dollar as a currency and eliminating it as a global standard currency.  This is not a Democratic idea, a Republican idea, or even an American idea but an international idea.

It would be wise for you to educate yourself concerning the interest in and implementation of a one world currency.  This is not the rambling of a conspiracy theorist, as many would have you to believe, but simply a cry for awareness to my fellow man, specifically my fellow Americans.

I do not wish to delve into apologetics concerning the gross errors and corruption in monetary policy of my government.  Rather I wish to point out a few necessary and powerful critiques of a centralized one world currency.  I am also looking to raise awareness in my readership, because I care and want you to be informed.

CNN Money sees the writing on the wall.

The Washing Times sees the writing on the wall:

“Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and Austan Goolsbee, member of the Council of Economic Advisers, have refused to rule out a global currency. Such views by top policymakers cause the dollar to drop. Even worse, this shows that the Obama administration supports dramatically greater centralization on a national and international scale.”

Here are a few of the reasons a one world currency is abhorrent:

“Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it”

  1. Lack of competition – No currency is void of the possibility of becoming debased.  Competition between differing national currencies the globe over is healthy.  It allows citizens and businesses to choose opposing currencies if they do not agree with the direction of their government’s monetary policy.  If there is a one world currency, there is no more room for debate, choice, or alternatives.  It empowers government and removes power from people, which brings us to our next point.
  2. Centralized Power – Consider again the unification of world banks all having common interest in one currency and one currency alone.  Of a certainty in this world, money is power.  If the richest and most powerful people on earth share a common goal for their money, where will that ultimate power lead the nations of this world?

Here is one reason why none of this scares the spiritual man within me:

  1. Biblical Prophesy – The bible predicts the adoption of a one world currency and aligns its adoption with periods of incredible famine, disease, brutality, and enslavement.  The concept of a one world government — and with it a one world economy — is prophesied in both Daniel and Revelations, there is nothing new under the sun.

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”  – John “Lord” Acton

Global currency? So what’s the answer?

Thomas Jefferson knew that the power of government, if left unabated, would always follow its natural course of corruption and power grasping.

“God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.  The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty.  And what country can preserve its liberties, if it’s rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.  It is its natural manure.”  – Thomas Jefferson in reference to the 1st American Revolution

The ultimate answer lies with faith in the God of the bible, faith in the truth of His Word, and faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, Jesus of Nazareth – indeed the Christ.  The answer lies in loving God, submitting ourselves to Him and thus enabling ourselves to love our fellow man as ourselves.

Earthly action and answers lie in the people empowering themselves with knowledge and courage.  Begging God for increased spiritual faith and courage.  The complacency, apathy, moral decay, and increased social dependence on government of our day are frighteningly reminiscent of so many other societies throughout world history.

Here are the typical stages of society as history teaches:

  1. From bondage to spiritual faith
  2. From spiritual faith to great courage
  3. From great courage to liberty
  4. From liberty to abundance
  5. From abundance to selfishness
  6. From selfishness to complacency
  7. From complacency to apathy
  8. From apathy to moral decay
  9. From moral decay to dependence
  10. From dependence to bondage

Where do you see our nation?

I see our nation as having just surpassed the crest of number five and heading downward into steps 6 – 10.  I believe we are currently immersed in step 6, 7, 8, and 9.  I believe only a return to spiritual faith, morality, and charity can reverse the current course we are on.

Global currency videos

  • New World Order
  • Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement
  • The Obama Deception: The Mask Comes Off
  • Fall Of The Republic: The Presidency Of Barack H Obama
  • Camp Fema: American Lockdown

Buy silver to hedge dollar collapse

  • Buying silver may be the best thing the average investor can do right now.  Given the global financial situation experts advise against waiting for a price dip, they’re saying,”just buy physical silver, it could explode at any time.”  My opinion is to buy only physical silver like $1,000 bags of 90% coins (or $100 bags if you cannot afford larger,) and not ETF’s (SLV.)

After Christmas Sales Save You Money

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If you’re going to buy – go buy now

While I’m not a huge proponent of spending money on things you do not need, I am a big supporter of buying the things you plan to buy anyway when they are on sale.

This post is just a quick reminder to pay attention to the great sales that are going on this time of year.

If you were planning to buy more end of the year items, now is the best time to do it.  Many of us are still on Christmas break so we have all day to go do whatever we wish (God bless these times!)  So if you do need to pick up some items, especially if you were looking to purchase some additional Christmas decorations, go get them right  now.

If you don’t want to leave the comfort of your lazy boy, check out the year end deals at Amazon.com.

Why stores are having big sales

Christmas decorations will be your best bet to save, but remember that stores are looking to completely rid their stock of anything that screams 2009 so they can usher in the new stock for a fresh start with 2010.  What does that mean for the frugal shopper?  It means we should be able to take advantage of sales up to 90% off regularly priced items.

Don’t forget to haggle

Not only will you be able to take advantage of great sales, since the stores want desperately to get rid of their existing stock, why not try haggling to get an even better price?  This is probably the best time of year to haggle and one of the only times you might be able to have success doing it even at regular department stores.

What kind of deals did you get?

If you were able to take advantage of a sale, or haggle your way into a lower price… let us know about it here.  C’mon you know you want to brag about the incredible deal you got… and inquiring minds want to know!