Paul Stamets Quotes

Be sure to buy organic versions of the 'dirty dozen:' the fruits and vegetables that, when grown conventionally, are loaded with pesticides and chemicals: Grapes, apples, lettuce, bell peppers, carrots, nectarines, peaches, strawberries, pears, kale, and celery.

I want to know what my food has been eating.

When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?

We have to draw the line someplace with all the pesticides being used by the farmers.

I would like to restore your right to drink raw milk anytime you like.

A nuclear-power plant is infinitely safer than eating, because 300 people choke to death on food every year.

We have to really think about where our food is coming from. The hormones being put in the stuff we eat - all of that contributes to cancer.

It is impossible to insure that there is a zero percent chance of any kind of foodborne illness anytime anyone eats anywhere.

We have a more intimate relationship with food than with almost anything else we buy, so people are with very good reason concerned about the real story behind what they eat.

People have become so much more obsessed with the stories behind their food. When we go the market to buy bacon, we want to know where that pig came from and what processes were involved in getting it to us.

I've always had a strong interest in how food is produced and in knowing where it comes from.

There are certain products that it's worth buying organic just because the alternatives have so much pesticide. There's a list of the dirty dozen that you can get off the Web. Strawberries, potatoes. A handful of crops that have very high pesticide residues if you don't buy organic. If you eat that a lot, that's a good place to invest.

When the correct tests are done, GM products are as safe as their non-GM counterparts.

Never eat anything out of a bowl in a bar... If it isn't in a package, don't eat it.

Beware of fish that is very inexpensive.

I loved the experience of going to the farmers' market, seeing where your food is grown, turning it into something delicious.

And of course the Green Party wants to remove carcinogens from our food, our cosmetics, our backyard pesticides.

Genetic modification is a very powerful tool. But like any powerful tool, when using it, you have to take into account the environmental impact, the food safety aspects and so on. There must be a strong regulatory mechanism.

I just eat very simply. I check everything and try to eat a lot of rice and chicken. I just want to be safe and very careful.

I love to try the local food wherever I am. But I'm not that adventurous when it comes to eating. I prefer to be safe. I have failed at eating some daring food.

A pressure cooker will destroy all lectin except gluten.

When my parents force-fed me healthy food, they were confident they were giving me the best. But now, when I feed my children, I am not sure if what I am giving them is safe. Politics and pesticides are destroying our food culture.

We pretend that the debate about genetically modified crops is a debate about science when the reality is, actually, that the science is very clear. It is really a debate about values.

As a scientist I cannot say we don't want to hear anything about GMOs, because these are advances in science. But I think its also important, especially when you are dealing with food, to be cautious.

Much the way I want to know if my food is farm-raised, or wild, or if my orange juice is fresh or from concentrate. I also believe I have the right, and we as Americans all have the right to know what's in our food.