Years ago, people would tell me not to eat fruit & veg in Mex, said the farmers used humanure, & would make a gringo sick. Now, I know that
lots of the produce in SoCal markets comes out of the Mexicali valley - how bad can it be?
I did once see a septic tank pumper truck dumping his 'load' on a farm field out south of San Luis - you could smell the stench for miles.
My folks used to winter over at Muertos - they talked of getting loads of fresh greens, melons, squash, etc. from the fincas there. Maybe they cooked
or peeled everything.
So, what's the current advice?
Thanks,
NeilDavidE - 4-29-2013 at 10:56 AM
Your intentions are a little blurred. Can you clarify?shari - 4-29-2013 at 11:03 AM
hmmm...I am eating a big fruit salad right now...the fruit & vegies are just fine....never had a problem in 20 years with them...eat your veggies!Tbone - 4-29-2013 at 12:11 PM
A few years back I ate a cantaloupe from a store in BOLA, all but turned me inside out. Kicked in around Catavina on the way home and lasted 2 days. I
go to BOLA every year but will only eat fruit that we bring down with us. Once bit twice shy.DavidE - 4-29-2013 at 12:48 PM
The sickest I ever got and hundreds more (it made the Reno Gazette) was the opening extravaganza at a Mammoth Lakes California restaurant. It sent
dozens to the hospital.
Not bad at 25 dollars a plate and this was thirty years ago!neilm81301 - 4-29-2013 at 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by DavidE
Your intentions are a little blurred. Can you clarify?
Just wondering whether to pass on the salad and peel the grapes - the replies sound like 'maybe si, maybe no'- so far.
I think I'll eat what I want, be careful with the water, and keep a bottle of Lomotil in first-aid kit.
All the tomatoes in our Southern California markets come from San Quintin and other Baja areas (Los Pinos brand, they have warehouses in Otay, USA).
Fruit and Vegetables
J.P. - 4-29-2013 at 04:36 PM
Before I retired the second time I hauled produce Coast to Coast. I hauled many loads of Potatos from Colorado to Otay Mesa. destined for Baja and
Mellons and Cantaloupe from Nogales destined for the east coast. I have lived in Baja for 11 years and eaten produce here daily. I have been mildy
sick a couple of times but nothing more than would happen anywhere else. Anymore the fruit and vegetables we eat are Grown Internationaly
[Edited on 4-29-2013 by J.P.]Udo - 4-29-2013 at 04:39 PM
The largest fruits and veggies are grown when the farmer uses dried sludge that come from the waste left of sewage treatment plants.
The Northwest tree farms (the ones used by lumber companies) also use dried sludge...it the fastest way to grow a tree to maturity (at about the 10X
rate of non sludge users).
The sewage treatment plants used to give it away...now they are charging lots of buck for it.DENNIS - 4-29-2013 at 04:53 PM
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Originally posted by DavidE
Not bad at 25 dollars a plate and this was thirty years ago!
Think of the money you saved by not having to go to a Spa for a "cleanse."
I mean.....think about the effort most people go to trying to save that stuff. Makes no sense.
Monty's Revenge is a gift. grace59 - 4-30-2013 at 07:37 PM
I have eaten the fruits and vegetables in Mexico forever and have never been sick...those that I buy at the market/produce stand and in restaurants. I
treat the veggies that I buy there the same as I do the veggies I buy in the states....wash them all and peel what is appropriate to peel. You can get
food poisoning anywhere....bad shrimp on the coast of California....it was a warm day and they must have been left out too long...so sick that I was
wishing I'd die!
