Re: How to prevent e.coli when home growing sprouts?

[Guest guest]

a: The following is an explanation of E. Coli outbreak that came thru the

Weston A. Price chapter leader list. Hope it sheds another perspective. Martha

How to protect yourself from e.coli

E.coli superbug outbreak in Germany due to abuse of antibiotics in meat

production

The e.coli outbreak in Germany is raising alarm worldwide as scientists are now

describing this particular strain of e.coli as " extremely aggressive and toxic. "

Even worse, the strain is resistant to antibiotics, making it one of the world's

first widespread superbug food infections that's racking up a noticeable body

count while sickening thousands.

Of course, virtually every report you'll read on this in the mainstream media

has the facts wrong. This isn't about cucumbers being dangerous, because e.coli

does not grow on cucumbers. E.coli is an intestinal strain of bacteria that only

grows inside the guts of animals (and people). Thus, the source of all this

e.coli is ANIMAL, not vegetable.

But the media won't admit that. Because the whole agenda here is to kill your

vegetables but protect the atrocious practices of the factory animal meat

industries. The FDA, in particular, loves all these outbreaks because it gives

them more moral authority to clamp down on gardens and farms. They've been

trying to irradiate and fumigate fresh veggies in the USA for years.

Meanwhile, scientists have been cracking the code of this particular lethal

strain of e.coli. Microbiologists from the University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf

now say " A preliminary analysis pointed to possible reasons for this strain of

E. coli's extreme aggressiveness and resistance to antibiotics. In addition, it

can now be researched how this new type of E. coli strain developed, why the

strain can spread at great speed and why the illness it unleashes is so serious.

Complete blackout of the obvious source of this new strainThe mainstream media

is predictably pretending it has no idea where this new strain came from.

They're all scratching their heads and just focusing on the " killer cucumbers "

which is of course a particularly lame bit of disinfo.

Want to know where this e.coli really came from? The abuse of antibiotics in

factory animal farms.

Factory animal farm operations, you see, raise cattle, pigs and chickens in such

atrociously bad and dirty conditions that they have to pump them full of

antibiotics just to avoid the rapid spread of infection. This constant dosing

with antibiotics creates the perfect breeding ground for superbugs in the guts

of these animals.

Then, these animals defecate and drop billions of e.coli bacteria with their

stools which are then collected and used as crop fertilizers. So the crops are

actually grown in this stuff that's contaminated with animal fecal matter

containing antibiotics-induced superbugs.

The veggies grown in the e.coli fertilizer then get shipped to supermarkets,

where people buy the produce and fail to wash it properly. Once they consume it,

the e.coli goes to work in their own guts which are largely devoid of friendly

flora because many people are also on antibiotics which wipe out their own

intestinal flora, creating a perfect environment for food borne infection.

That's when people start dying, you see. It's all basic cause and effect.

So, you see, antibiotics play a double role in this tragedy: They're widely

abused throughout the animal ranching industry, and they're also widely abused

by doctors treating human patients. And yet the media is just strangely

reluctant to print this obvious fact. They almost outright refuse to tell

readers the truth: E.coli superbugs are an antibiotics problem, not a vegetable

problem!

How to protect yourself from e.coliOn the practical side, what can you do to

protect yourself from e.coli contamination of vegetables? There are FOUR simple

things you can do:

1) EAT LOCAL. Grow your own food and / or buy from local farmers' markets.

2) WASH YOUR VEGGIES. If you wash them well, even e.coli won't be a problem. The

e.coli is only present in those veggies that aren't adequately washed.

3) TAKE PROBIOTICS. The more " friendly " bacteria you have in your gut, the less

space there is for toxic e.coli to take hold. The secret truth about these

infections -- that you're not being told -- is that virtually everyone infected

with toxic e.coli is someone with compromised digestive flora. Taking probiotics

gives you a buffer against invading nasties.

4) AVOID ANTIBIOTICS. Most antibiotics are prescribed to humans by clueless

doctors who prescribe them for things like viral infections and asthma, none of

which are treated in the least by antibiotics.

These four simple steps will protect nearly everyone from e.coli infections

acquired through food. So why doesn't the mainstream media teach people these

four simple steps? Because they're too busy blaming cucumbers, tomatoes and

spinach, I guess. They're utterly ignorant of the simple dynamics of e.coli

superbug mutation and propagation.

Food safety isn't rocket science, folks. It's simpler than you've been told. And

it's based on the fundamental idea that you shouldn't raise cattle, hogs and

chicken in dirty, inhumane conditions requiring a constant dose of chemical

antibiotics just to keep them alive.

http://www.naturalnews.com/032590_ecoli_superbugs.html

[Guest guest]

One thing for sure is to sanitize your sprouting container/s after every batch

of sprouts. Do this by using a dilute bleach solution (maybe 2 T in 8 oz water)

and soaking all the parts of the sprouter for at least 10-20 minutes. Rinse and

dry.

 

Peggy

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2011 1:39 PM

Subject: How to prevent e.coli when home growing sprouts?

 

Since it has been pinpointed to store bought sprouts that is the cause of the

e.coli outbreak in Germany, I wonder if someone can explain how one that home

grows sprouts can prevent this from happening. I use a jar like container with

vents in the top and drainage in the bottom (no fertilizer or soil used). Thank

you.

[Guest guest]

Oooooh Martha.

Thank you so much for all the info .

Much appreciated.

Melody

>

> a: The following is an explanation of E. Coli outbreak that came thru the

Weston A. Price chapter leader list. Hope it sheds another perspective. Martha

>

> How to protect yourself from e.coli

> E.coli superbug outbreak in Germany due to abuse of antibiotics in meat

> production

>

> The e.coli outbreak in Germany is raising alarm worldwide as scientists are

now

> describing this particular strain of e.coli as " extremely aggressive and

toxic. "

> Even worse, the strain is resistant to antibiotics, making it one of the

world's

> first widespread superbug food infections that's racking up a noticeable body

> count while sickening thousands.

>

> Of course, virtually every report you'll read on this in the mainstream media

> has the facts wrong. This isn't about cucumbers being dangerous, because

e.coli

> does not grow on cucumbers. E.coli is an intestinal strain of bacteria that

only

> grows inside the guts of animals (and people). Thus, the source of all this

> e.coli is ANIMAL, not vegetable.

>

> But the media won't admit that. Because the whole agenda here is to kill your

> vegetables but protect the atrocious practices of the factory animal meat

> industries. The FDA, in particular, loves all these outbreaks because it gives

> them more moral authority to clamp down on gardens and farms. They've been

> trying to irradiate and fumigate fresh veggies in the USA for years.

>

> Meanwhile, scientists have been cracking the code of this particular lethal

> strain of e.coli. Microbiologists from the University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf

> now say " A preliminary analysis pointed to possible reasons for this strain of

> E. coli's extreme aggressiveness and resistance to antibiotics. In addition,

it

> can now be researched how this new type of E. coli strain developed, why the

> strain can spread at great speed and why the illness it unleashes is so

serious.

>

> Complete blackout of the obvious source of this new strainThe mainstream media

> is predictably pretending it has no idea where this new strain came from.

> They're all scratching their heads and just focusing on the " killer cucumbers "

> which is of course a particularly lame bit of disinfo.

>

> Want to know where this e.coli really came from? The abuse of antibiotics in

> factory animal farms.

>

> Factory animal farm operations, you see, raise cattle, pigs and chickens in

such

> atrociously bad and dirty conditions that they have to pump them full of

> antibiotics just to avoid the rapid spread of infection. This constant dosing

> with antibiotics creates the perfect breeding ground for superbugs in the guts

> of these animals.

>

> Then, these animals defecate and drop billions of e.coli bacteria with their

> stools which are then collected and used as crop fertilizers. So the crops are

> actually grown in this stuff that's contaminated with animal fecal matter

> containing antibiotics-induced superbugs.

>

> The veggies grown in the e.coli fertilizer then get shipped to supermarkets,

> where people buy the produce and fail to wash it properly. Once they consume

it,

> the e.coli goes to work in their own guts which are largely devoid of friendly

> flora because many people are also on antibiotics which wipe out their own

> intestinal flora, creating a perfect environment for food borne infection.

>

> That's when people start dying, you see. It's all basic cause and effect.

>

> So, you see, antibiotics play a double role in this tragedy: They're widely

> abused throughout the animal ranching industry, and they're also widely abused

> by doctors treating human patients. And yet the media is just strangely

> reluctant to print this obvious fact. They almost outright refuse to tell

> readers the truth: E.coli superbugs are an antibiotics problem, not a

vegetable

> problem!

>

> How to protect yourself from e.coliOn the practical side, what can you do to

> protect yourself from e.coli contamination of vegetables? There are FOUR

simple

> things you can do:

>

> 1) EAT LOCAL. Grow your own food and / or buy from local farmers' markets.

>

> 2) WASH YOUR VEGGIES. If you wash them well, even e.coli won't be a problem.

The

> e.coli is only present in those veggies that aren't adequately washed.

>

> 3) TAKE PROBIOTICS. The more " friendly " bacteria you have in your gut, the

less

> space there is for toxic e.coli to take hold. The secret truth about these

> infections -- that you're not being told -- is that virtually everyone

infected

> with toxic e.coli is someone with compromised digestive flora. Taking

probiotics

> gives you a buffer against invading nasties.

>

> 4) AVOID ANTIBIOTICS. Most antibiotics are prescribed to humans by clueless

> doctors who prescribe them for things like viral infections and asthma, none

of

> which are treated in the least by antibiotics.

>

> These four simple steps will protect nearly everyone from e.coli infections

> acquired through food. So why doesn't the mainstream media teach people these

> four simple steps? Because they're too busy blaming cucumbers, tomatoes and

> spinach, I guess. They're utterly ignorant of the simple dynamics of e.coli

> superbug mutation and propagation.

>

> Food safety isn't rocket science, folks. It's simpler than you've been told.

And

> it's based on the fundamental idea that you shouldn't raise cattle, hogs and

> chicken in dirty, inhumane conditions requiring a constant dose of chemical

> antibiotics just to keep them alive.

>

> http://www.naturalnews.com/032590_ecoli_superbugs.html

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Use the ratio 10 to one. Ten parts of water to one part household bleach. Don't

use city tap water. If city water is all you have, fill a container and let it

sit uncovered for 24 hours. The chlorine will evaporate. I have several milk

jugs sitting around all the time.

ew

How to prevent e.coli when home growing sprouts?

Since it has been pinpointed to store bought sprouts that is the cause of the

e.coli outbreak in Germany, I wonder if someone can explain how one that home

grows sprouts can prevent this from happening. I use a jar like container with

vents in the top and drainage in the bottom (no fertilizer or soil used). Thank

you.

[Guest guest]

a the key is cleanliness. Clean hand. Clean work area. Clean equipment. In

Gil's web pages, he states that there has never been an out break of e.coli

found in home grown sprouts.

ew

How to prevent e.coli when home growing sprouts?

Since it has been pinpointed to store bought sprouts that is the cause of the

e.coli outbreak in Germany, I wonder if someone can explain how one that home

grows sprouts can prevent this from happening. I use a jar like container with

vents in the top and drainage in the bottom (no fertilizer or soil used). Thank

you.

[Guest guest]

Wow EW!

I did not know we were supposed to let our water sit for the chlorine to

evaporate.

Thanks!

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Ernest Willingham

wrote:

> Use the ratio 10 to one. Ten parts of water to one part household bleach.

> Don't use city tap water. If city water is all you have, fill a container

> and let it sit uncovered for 24 hours. The chlorine will evaporate. I have

> several milk jugs sitting around all the time.

> ew

>

[Guest guest]

Well I had it nearly right - my formula gives you 30 ml in 240 ml, so it would

be 8:1, right? What is the reason for letting the chlorine evaporate? I never

heard this before either. Isn't bleach sodium hypochlorite?

 

Thanks!

Peggy

To: sproutpeople

Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2011 8:51 PM

Subject: Re: How to prevent e.coli when home growing

sprouts?

 

Use the ratio 10 to one. Ten parts of water to one part household bleach. Don't

use city tap water. If city water is all you have, fill a container and let it

sit uncovered for 24 hours. The chlorine will evaporate. I have several milk

jugs sitting around all the time.

ew

How to prevent e.coli when home growing sprouts?

Since it has been pinpointed to store bought sprouts that is the cause of the

e.coli outbreak in Germany, I wonder if someone can explain how one that home

grows sprouts can prevent this from happening. I use a jar like container with

vents in the top and drainage in the bottom (no fertilizer or soil used). Thank

you.

[Guest guest]

The authorities are saying, " Don't eat sprouts " period.

That's the message that will stick.

In view of recent events, I hope Sproutpeople updates

the safety pages on their website, and makes them easy

to find. The " Sprouts and Politics " (?) material on their

site is ten years old, if you can find it at that.

Those would be minimum steps. I'd recommend they go

further and get connected with the science and nutrition

press, and the general press reporters who are looking for

the next part of this story. Yes it is an interruption

to their business but that's how these things are.

The sprout growers association site appears to have

nothing about sprout safety.

[Guest guest]

I wash my veggies with baking soda as this makes the dirt slip away. Try it.

Wash your veggies the normal way. Then fill a basin or bowl of water. Put some

baking soda (good amount) and then quickly dip your washed veggies (don't even

rub it) and immediately rinse. After you finish you will see the bowl where

you dipped the veggies turn gray/black due to more dirt sliding out.

I've not had spoiled sprouts coz i use a bit of hydrogen peroxide and distilled

water to water them three times a day. When i am about to eat them, i soak it

in just plain distilled water.

>

> Very interesting article by Mike on the whole kerflufel

> http://www.naturalnews.com/032622_ecoli_bioengineering.html

>

> Pam

>

>

>

> Reply-To: <sproutpeople >

> Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:53:49 -0000

> To: <sproutpeople >

> Subject: Re: How to prevent e.coli when home growing

> sprouts?

>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > The authorities are saying, " Don't eat sprouts " period.

> > That's the message that will stick.

> >

> > In view of recent events, I hope Sproutpeople updates

> > the safety pages on their website, and makes them easy

> > to find. The " Sprouts and Politics " (?) material on their

> > site is ten years old, if you can find it at that.

> >

> > Those would be minimum steps. I'd recommend they go

> > further and get connected with the science and nutrition

> > press, and the general press reporters who are looking for

> > the next part of this story. Yes it is an interruption

> > to their business but that's how these things are.

> >

> > The sprout growers association site appears to have

> > nothing about sprout safety.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

EW.

This 10 to one thing. Are you talking about what you use to sanitize your

sprouters? And when you say you leave jugs filled with water around for hours

to let the chlorine escape, DO YOU THEN USE THIS WATER TO RINSE YOUR SPROUTS??

Thanks much

Melody

>

> Use the ratio 10 to one. Ten parts of water to one part household bleach.

Don't use city tap water. If city water is all you have, fill a container and

let it sit uncovered for 24 hours. The chlorine will evaporate. I have several

milk jugs sitting around all the time.

> ew

>

> How to prevent e.coli when home growing

sprouts?

>

>

> Since it has been pinpointed to store bought sprouts that is the cause of the

e.coli outbreak in Germany, I wonder if someone can explain how one that home

grows sprouts can prevent this from happening. I use a jar like container with

vents in the top and drainage in the bottom (no fertilizer or soil used). Thank

you.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree, too many people do not wash their hands after using the facilities.

>

> , I have to add in here that personal cleaness of the people that

handle food has been the cause of sickness on more than one occasion.

> ew

>

[Guest guest]

I apologize this email will probably be poorly written since I am on Day 6 of

the Master Cleanse and not too clear headed right now.

I read this article and I felt that the way he wrote the article he was being

somewhat misleading and inflammatory.

His statement: " The proof that somebody bioengineered this e.coli strain is

written right in the DNA of the bacteria. That's forensic evidence, and what it

reveals cannot be denied. " I work in a laboratory, and he makes the reader think

that a scientist went in and genetically modified the bacterial DNA.

Quote: " There is no such thing as " spontaneous mutation " into a strain that is

resistant to the top eight classes of brand-name antibiotic drugs being sold by

Big Pharma today. Such mutations have to be deliberate. "

I guess genetic selection can be seen as genetic modification, but the way it's

written makes me think that someone went in and inserted certain genes or

genetic material to produce the resistance.

He glosses over the other alternative of antibiotic use creating this mess.

After reading books like Super Size Me, I haven't eaten a burger in over 10

years. I can believe that animals raised in the industry are pumped full of

antibiotics and over the years have been exposed to all classes of antibiotics

causing this superbug.

This can also have been contamination from people themselves. A person(s)

exposed to all the antibiotics and an antibiotic resistant E. Coli being

developed. Then if they didn't wash their hands after using the restroom and

handled food in a processing plant they contaminated everything downstream.

I'm sure there is a point to my e-mail...I don't even know what I'm saying

anymore. LOL. I guess, don't let the article scare you in the way he has -

saying this was done on purpose, even though it can be possible. This outbreak

is a bad thing indeed.

>

> Very interesting article by Mike on the whole kerflufel

> http://www.naturalnews.com/032622_ecoli_bioengineering.html

>

> Pam

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you very much for this post. I am relieved that I already incorporate

this into my daily living and have for some time now:

- I shop at Whole Foods or Oliver's here in Norther California and only eat

organic both veggies and meat

- Having said that, I never, NEVER prepare any foods from the produce section

without WASHING IT first. Soap, wait 20 seconds, rinse. The mere thought of

eating produce without washing it first makes me queasy.

_ For probiotics: I discovered Greek yogurt about a year ago and haven't looked

back since. It's so superior to the old yogurt I was used to, it's just crazy.

And I also eat raw sauerkraut which is also available at our grocery store.

Both are fermented food.

_ I am aware of the overuse of antibiotics and haven't taken them except for

once after major surgery 10 years ago (for a week).

a Jo

>

> a: The following is an explanation of E. Coli outbreak that came thru the

Weston A. Price chapter leader list. Hope it sheds another perspective. Martha

>

> How to protect yourself from e.coli

> E.coli superbug outbreak in Germany due to abuse of antibiotics in meat

> production

>

> The e.coli outbreak in Germany is raising alarm worldwide as scientists are

now

> describing this particular strain of e.coli as " extremely aggressive and

toxic. "

> Even worse, the strain is resistant to antibiotics, making it one of the

world's

> first widespread superbug food infections that's racking up a noticeable body

> count while sickening thousands.

>

> Of course, virtually every report you'll read on this in the mainstream media

> has the facts wrong. This isn't about cucumbers being dangerous, because

e.coli

> does not grow on cucumbers. E.coli is an intestinal strain of bacteria that

only

> grows inside the guts of animals (and people). Thus, the source of all this

> e.coli is ANIMAL, not vegetable.

>

> But the media won't admit that. Because the whole agenda here is to kill your

> vegetables but protect the atrocious practices of the factory animal meat

> industries. The FDA, in particular, loves all these outbreaks because it gives

> them more moral authority to clamp down on gardens and farms. They've been

> trying to irradiate and fumigate fresh veggies in the USA for years.

>

> Meanwhile, scientists have been cracking the code of this particular lethal

> strain of e.coli. Microbiologists from the University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf

> now say " A preliminary analysis pointed to possible reasons for this strain of

> E. coli's extreme aggressiveness and resistance to antibiotics. In addition,

it

> can now be researched how this new type of E. coli strain developed, why the

> strain can spread at great speed and why the illness it unleashes is so

serious.

>

> Complete blackout of the obvious source of this new strainThe mainstream media

> is predictably pretending it has no idea where this new strain came from.

> They're all scratching their heads and just focusing on the " killer cucumbers "

> which is of course a particularly lame bit of disinfo.

>

> Want to know where this e.coli really came from? The abuse of antibiotics in

> factory animal farms.

>

> Factory animal farm operations, you see, raise cattle, pigs and chickens in

such

> atrociously bad and dirty conditions that they have to pump them full of

> antibiotics just to avoid the rapid spread of infection. This constant dosing

> with antibiotics creates the perfect breeding ground for superbugs in the guts

> of these animals.

>

> Then, these animals defecate and drop billions of e.coli bacteria with their

> stools which are then collected and used as crop fertilizers. So the crops are

> actually grown in this stuff that's contaminated with animal fecal matter

> containing antibiotics-induced superbugs.

>

> The veggies grown in the e.coli fertilizer then get shipped to supermarkets,

> where people buy the produce and fail to wash it properly. Once they consume

it,

> the e.coli goes to work in their own guts which are largely devoid of friendly

> flora because many people are also on antibiotics which wipe out their own

> intestinal flora, creating a perfect environment for food borne infection.

>

> That's when people start dying, you see. It's all basic cause and effect.

>

> So, you see, antibiotics play a double role in this tragedy: They're widely

> abused throughout the animal ranching industry, and they're also widely abused

> by doctors treating human patients. And yet the media is just strangely

> reluctant to print this obvious fact. They almost outright refuse to tell

> readers the truth: E.coli superbugs are an antibiotics problem, not a

vegetable

> problem!

>

> How to protect yourself from e.coliOn the practical side, what can you do to

> protect yourself from e.coli contamination of vegetables? There are FOUR

simple

> things you can do:

>

> 1) EAT LOCAL. Grow your own food and / or buy from local farmers' markets.

>

> 2) WASH YOUR VEGGIES. If you wash them well, even e.coli won't be a problem.

The

> e.coli is only present in those veggies that aren't adequately washed.

>

> 3) TAKE PROBIOTICS. The more " friendly " bacteria you have in your gut, the

less

> space there is for toxic e.coli to take hold. The secret truth about these

> infections -- that you're not being told -- is that virtually everyone

infected

> with toxic e.coli is someone with compromised digestive flora. Taking

probiotics

> gives you a buffer against invading nasties.

>

> 4) AVOID ANTIBIOTICS. Most antibiotics are prescribed to humans by clueless

> doctors who prescribe them for things like viral infections and asthma, none

of

> which are treated in the least by antibiotics.

>

> These four simple steps will protect nearly everyone from e.coli infections

> acquired through food. So why doesn't the mainstream media teach people these

> four simple steps? Because they're too busy blaming cucumbers, tomatoes and

> spinach, I guess. They're utterly ignorant of the simple dynamics of e.coli

> superbug mutation and propagation.

>

> Food safety isn't rocket science, folks. It's simpler than you've been told.

And

> it's based on the fundamental idea that you shouldn't raise cattle, hogs and

> chicken in dirty, inhumane conditions requiring a constant dose of chemical

> antibiotics just to keep them alive.

>

> http://www.naturalnews.com/032590_ecoli_superbugs.html

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you. Point well taken.

a Jo

>

> One thing for sure is to sanitize your sprouting container/s after every batch

of sprouts. Do this by using a dilute bleach solution (maybe 2 T in 8 oz water)

and soaking all the parts of the sprouter for at least 10-20 minutes. Rinse and

dry.

>  

> Peggy

>

>

> To: sproutpeople

> Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2011 1:39 PM

> Subject: How to prevent e.coli when home growing

sprouts?

>

>

>  

> Since it has been pinpointed to store bought sprouts that is the cause of the

e.coli outbreak in Germany, I wonder if someone can explain how one that home

grows sprouts can prevent this from happening. I use a jar like container with

vents in the top and drainage in the bottom (no fertilizer or soil used). Thank

you.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Ernest. Cleanliness in food prep comes naturally when you are fixing

food for family/loved ones. Now if we can just get the same with restaurant

workers....

PJ

>

> a the key is cleanliness. Clean hand. Clean work area. Clean equipment. In

Gil's web pages, he states that there has never been an out break of e.coli

found in home grown sprouts.

> ew

>

> How to prevent e.coli when home growing

sprouts?

>

> Since it has been pinpointed to store bought sprouts that is the cause of the

e.coli outbreak in Germany, I wonder if someone can explain how one that home

grows sprouts can prevent this from happening. I use a jar like container with

vents in the top and drainage in the bottom (no fertilizer or soil used). Thank

you.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes. Also for my house plants.

ew

Re: How to prevent e.coli when home growing

sprouts?

EW.

This 10 to one thing. Are you talking about what you use to sanitize your

sprouters? And when you say you leave jugs filled with water around for hours to

let the chlorine escape, DO YOU THEN USE THIS WATER TO RINSE YOUR SPROUTS??

Thanks much

Melody

[Guest guest]

Doesn't allowing jugs to sit around unopened, exposed to the air, for 24 hours

allow a different problem of potential contamination? That's why I'm reluctant

to do that to allow the chlorine to dissipate.

>

> > Use the ratio 10 to one. Ten parts of water to one part household bleach.

> > Don't use city tap water. If city water is all you have, fill a container

> > and let it sit uncovered for 24 hours. The chlorine will evaporate. I have

> > several milk jugs sitting around all the time.

> > ew

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, there may be problems like dust. but if you're not drinking it, how will it

matter. A gallon of water costs around 50 cents in most super markets, or some

markets around here have water dispenser machines where you can bottle your own.

The best bet is a reverse osmosis filter under your kitchen sink.

ew

Re: How to prevent e.coli when home growing

sprouts?

Doesn't allowing jugs to sit around unopened, exposed to the air, for 24 hours

allow a different problem of potential contamination? That's why I'm reluctant

to do that to allow the chlorine to dissipate.

>

>